Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 4AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 119 | 103 | 4 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 99 | 78 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 3 | 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 | cross-off | cross | glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 10:41PM0.95m | 11:54PM0.89m | 3:29PM0.62m | 1:20AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.29m | 7:28AM0.30m | 8:14AM0.30m | 6:44PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 99 | 78 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | SE 10 | NW 4 | E 10 | NE 6 | NW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | E 10 | N 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | NW 4 | SE 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | E 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 241 | 173 | 119 | 103 | 90 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 157 | 559 | 915 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 676 | 676 | 348 | 694 | 676 | 316 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 42 | 2 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 838 | 861 | 667 | 1254 | 676 | 676 | 535 |
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