Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 5PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
481 | 469 | 469 | 585 | 647 | 553 | 479 | 490 | 534 | 682 | 787 | 599 | 616 | 671 | 698 | 596 | 523 | 493 | 460 | 381 | 338 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.17m | 8:55PM0.76m | 8:55AM1.03m | 9:26PM0.83m | 9:33AM0.87m | 9:58PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.18m | 2:26AM0.28m | 3:25PM0.26m | 3:20AM0.31m | 3:40PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SW 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
481 | 16 | 469 | 15 | 647 | 553 | 479 | 490 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 599 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 596 | 523 | 493 | 460 | 381 | 338 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 7 | ENE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 6 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | 469 | — | 585 | — | — | — | — | 534 | 682 | 787 | — | 616 | 671 | 698 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
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