Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 4PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 236mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1753 | 1831 | 1603 | 1426 | 1263 | 1137 | 1143 | 1143 | 942 | 974 | 952 | 1046 | 1023 | 1135 | 1135 | 1050 | 1084 | 974 | 850 | 822 | 921 | 910 | 777 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:47AM0.98m | 3:51AM1.03m | 6:41PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.29m | 11:37AM0.24m | 12:05PM0.19m | 9:07PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 34 | 25 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 18 | SW 9 |
11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 1263 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 71 | 60 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 59 | 43 | 31 | 219 | 777 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 18 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 65 | 66 | 60 | 60 | 486 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 16 | E 13 | NE 6 | NE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 7 | E 13 |
4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 99 | 7 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — |
1753 | 1831 | 1603 | 1426 | — | 1137 | 1143 | 1143 | 942 | 974 | 952 | 1046 | 1023 | 1135 | 1135 | 1050 | 1084 | 974 | 850 | 822 | 921 | 910 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 316 | 363 | 1477 | 1477 | 42 | 42 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 535 | 316 | 859 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 42 | 148 | 535 | 639 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
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