
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 2AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1106 | 1359 | 1561 | 1561 | 1789 | 2222 | 2196 | 2146 | 2023 | 21 | 45 | 50 | 70 | 112 | 112 | 123 | 117 | 84 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43PM0.86m | 10:48AM0.72m | 11:31PM0.93m | 12:04PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.31m | 5:01AM0.38m | 4:40PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.37m | 5:03PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 17 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 |
1106 | 1359 | 1561 | 1561 | 1789 | 2222 | 2196 | 2146 | 2023 | 1728 | 2111 | 2552 | 2930 | 3274 | 3511 | 4137 | 4137 | 4239 | 4607 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 50 | 70 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — |
71 | 62 | 58 | 41 | 28 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 66 | 112 | 112 | 123 | 117 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 316 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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