
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). 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 (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | ENE 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
213 | 168 | 151 | 129 | 93 | 96 | 50 | 56 | 48 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 0 | 350 | 587 | 708 | 853 | 1005 | 1067 | 1159 | 1508 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM0.58m | 00:31AM0.99m | 2:26PM0.49m | 1:43AM1.07m | 5:31PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.41m | 8:36AM0.31m | 5:28PM0.46m | 10:14AM0.20m | 6:01PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
3753 | 3799 | 3712 | 3712 | 3627 | 3178 | 3217 | 2931 | 2895 | 2999 | 2417 | 1997 | 1809 | 1297 | 877 | 711 | 891 | 949 | 844 | 614 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
213 | 168 | 151 | 129 | 93 | — | 50 | 56 | 48 | 57 | 59 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 96 | 25 | 43 | 75 | 117 | 155 | 154 | 180 | 350 | 587 | 708 | 853 | 1005 | 1067 | 1159 | 1508 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 676 | 676 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 538 | 148 | 316 | 148 | 148 |
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