
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
766 | 743 | 703 | 760 | 777 | 744 | 727 | 660 | 660 | 586 | 550 | 540 | 552 | 497 | 525 | 513 | 513 | 427 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:05PM0.54m | 5:59AM1.35m | 7:32PM0.57m | 6:48AM1.35m | 7:59PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.40m | 1:35PM-0.01m | 11:46PM0.34m | 2:10PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
766 | 743 | 165 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 660 | 660 | 586 | 550 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
178 | 173 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 79 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
52 | 39 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | 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 |
— | — | 703 | 760 | 777 | 744 | 727 | — | — | — | — | 540 | 552 | 497 | 525 | 513 | 513 | 427 | 465 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 316 | 363 | 14 | 14 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 375 | 375 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 316 | 316 | 42 | 375 | 375 | 316 |
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