
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2279 | 1879 | 1513 | 1802 | 1307 | 1980 | 2681 | 3087 | 2232 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:19PM0.48m | 2:28AM0.96m | 3:22AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.38m | 5:47PM0.47m | 11:05AM0.30m | 11:49AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 8 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
29 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 83 | 1129 | 849 | 2681 | 3087 | 2232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 798 | 10 | 411 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 10 |
2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | ESE 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 45 | 17 | 35 | 54 | 87 | 166 | 459 | 1254 | 2279 | 1879 | 1513 | 1802 | 1307 | 1980 | — | 618 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 845 | 2 | 922 | 845 | 79 | 329 | 693 | 329 | 316 | 316 | 693 | 693 | 693 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 148 | 676 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 79 | 148 |
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