
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | NE 14 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2675 | 2864 | 3345 | 4168 | 4340 | 6683 | 7932 | 10561 | 14669 | 16969 | 23887 | 22272 | 24649 | 25790 | 24602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30AM0.91m | 4:50PM0.65m | 3:33AM0.93m | 4:55PM0.73m | 4:25AM0.94m | 5:10PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.26m | 9:06PM0.53m | 10:40AM0.25m | 10:09PM0.43m | 11:02AM0.25m | 11:00PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
2675 | 2864 | 3345 | 4168 | 4340 | 6683 | 7932 | 10561 | 14669 | 16969 | 23887 | 22272 | 24649 | 25790 | 24602 | 27803 | 24036 | 20657 | 19842 | 16785 | 15057 | 9044 | 5621 | 3169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2788 | 2966 | 3097 | 424 | 432 | 469 | 53 | — | 1060 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
— | — | — | 92 | 243 | 711 | 1756 | 2128 | 2351 | 1699 | 4787 | 2574 | 7230 | 7741 | 7765 | — | — | 222 | 335 | 847 | 355 | 1915 | 3802 | 6085 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 442 | 639 | 694 | 694 | 572 | 572 | 535 | 535 | 442 | 442 | 535 | 535 | 643 | 535 | 442 | 442 | 390 | 667 | 671 | 667 | 541 | 589 |
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