Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
481 | 493 | 468 | 490 | 493 | 511 | 511 | 502 | 637 | 601 | 673 | 618 | 660 | 735 | 750 | 798 | 748 | 733 | 868 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26PM0.70m | 7:13AM1.14m | 7:49PM0.76m | 7:48AM1.08m | 8:14PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.30m | 2:00PM0.18m | 1:18AM0.26m | 2:19PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
481 | 493 | 468 | 28 | 28 | 511 | 511 | 502 | 493 | 601 | 673 | 618 | 660 | 735 | 750 | 798 | 748 | 733 | 868 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 9 | ENE 12 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 13 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 12 | SE 9 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 14 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | 490 | 493 | — | — | — | 637 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 31 | 52 | 361 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 316 | 316 | 535 | 1443 | 1259 | 79 | 316 |
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