Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 7PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | E 17 | E 17 | SW 8 | SW 8 | 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 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2703 | 3085 | 3355 | 540 | 523 | 514 | 470 | 430 | 440 | 440 | 554 | 598 | 631 | 585 | 585 | 625 | 625 | 681 | 686 | 655 | 625 | |
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-off | 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 |
High Tide | 6:38PM0.56m | 5:24AM1.14m | 6:49PM0.59m | 6:02AM1.17m | 7:06PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.16m | 10:17PM0.46m | 12:55PM0.14m | 11:07PM0.40m | 1:18PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | SW 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 |
2703 | 3085 | 3355 | 3247 | 2980 | 2513 | 1873 | 1443 | 440 | 700 | 469 | 598 | 631 | 164 | 144 | 89 | 84 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
10 | 12 | 604 | 540 | 523 | 514 | 470 | 430 | 1075 | 3 | 12 | 274 | 174 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | NE 17 | E 15 | ESE 11 | ENE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
— | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 45 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
805 | 686 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 440 | 554 | — | — | 585 | 585 | 625 | 625 | 681 | 686 | 655 | 625 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 316 | 316 | 14 | 148 | 148 | 42 | 148 | 329 | 316 | 316 | 42 | 148 |
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