
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM0.50m | 10:08PM1.00m | 12:04PM0.43m | 10:59PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.43m | 6:41AM0.35m | 1:21PM0.43m | 9:15AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 8 |
62 | 64 | 79 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 104 | 98 | 67 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 56 | 56 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
248 | 471 | 446 | 140 | 178 | 160 | 122 | 305 | 248 | 248 | 266 | 91 | 128 | 134 | 81 | 61 | 58 | 47 | 210 | 65 | 111 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 859 | 572 | 329 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 449 | 694 | 694 | 348 | 348 | 329 | 329 | 335 | 348 | 2 | 2 | 676 | 348 | 348 |
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