
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
248 | 255 | 276 | 244 | 237 | 231 | 218 | 169 | 194 | 194 | 229 | 205 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 183 | 158 | 139 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 119 | 105 | |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.17m | 10:28PM0.66m | 10:01AM1.01m | 11:08PM0.73m | 10:46AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.36m | 4:31PM0.18m | 3:23AM0.39m | 4:57PM0.27m | 4:34AM0.43m | 5:18PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 119 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
— | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 6 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | — | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — |
248 | 255 | 276 | 244 | 237 | 231 | 218 | 169 | 194 | 194 | 229 | 205 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 183 | 158 | 139 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 135 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 348 | 511 | 937 | 937 | 937 | 868 | 14 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 888 | 888 | 922 | 922 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 935 | 1631 | 996 | 348 | 14 | 0 |
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