
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 12PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
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 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | 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 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45AM0.61m | 9:30PM1.02m | 10:25AM0.50m | 10:08PM1.00m | 12:04PM0.43m | 10:59PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.27m | 2:28PM0.41m | 5:06AM0.32m | 2:22PM0.43m | 6:41AM0.35m | 1:21PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NW 5 | SW 8 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | 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 |
77 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 44 | 76 | 74 | 62 | 64 | 79 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 104 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 98 | 98 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | ENE 15 | SW 8 | SW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | 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 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 7 | S 10 | ESE 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
394 | 404 | 495 | 666 | 595 | 623 | 623 | 489 | 384 | 306 | 279 | 241 | 197 | 191 | 197 | 216 | 154 | 125 | 128 | 125 | 129 | 138 | 166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 449 | 694 | 694 | 449 | 348 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 476 | 329 | 316 | 316 | 449 | 449 | 694 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 329 |
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