Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 402 | 384 | 327 | 291 | 284 | 257 | 257 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 341 | 403 | 437 | 393 | 355 | 355 | 418 | 498 | 519 | 542 | 523 | 595 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.39m | 9:15PM0.55m | 8:31AM1.30m | 9:51PM0.60m | 9:17AM1.17m | 10:28PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.36m | 3:21PM0.01m | 1:23AM0.35m | 3:58PM0.09m | 2:21AM0.36m | 4:31PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 437 | 402 | 384 | 327 | 291 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 418 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 284 | 257 | 257 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 341 | 403 | 437 | 393 | 355 | 355 | — | 498 | 519 | 542 | 523 | 595 | 725 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 996 | 996 | 14 | 14 | 676 | 348 | 348 | 589 | 694 | 1469 | 348 | 348 | 14 | 14 | 348 | 511 | 937 | 348 | 348 | 348 |
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