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Nanwan Beach (South Bay) surfForecast / South / Taiwan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 CST
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Nanwan Beach (South Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nanwan Beach (South Bay) sea temperature is
27.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1315144414161644145555555555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771889227101033221930275161675158625137282717
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
1.28
9:47PM
0.56
8:49AM
1.28
11:05PM
0.47
9:40AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
0.02
1:37AM
0.42
4:47PM
0.07
1:44AM
0.43
6:10PM
0.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------5:31-------5:31-------5:31
Sunset--6:17-------6:17-------6:19-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-21----
Temp. °C272626252525242526262625252525262727272726262626
Feels °C (?)282626242423222323232424252525262727292928262524
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