
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2027 | 1587 | 1622 | 1834 | 2083 | 1310 | 2488 | 1249 | 1028 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:19PM0.48m | 2:28AM0.96m | 3:22AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.38m | 5:47PM0.47m | 11:05AM0.30m | 11:49AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 7 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1310 | 1201 | 1249 | 1028 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 4 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 509 | 878 | 537 | 482 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 199 | 141 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 45 | 17 | 40 | 59 | 110 | 226 | 482 | 1092 | 2027 | 1587 | 1622 | 1834 | 2083 | 333 | 2488 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 845 | 2 | 922 | 845 | 79 | 329 | 693 | 329 | 316 | 316 | 693 | 693 | 693 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 148 | 676 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
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