Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 777 | 788 | 808 | 753 | 711 | 621 | 586 | 537 | 540 | 540 | 486 | 513 | 465 | 430 | 384 | 346 | 367 | 346 | 346 | 277 | 725 | 642 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:59AM1.35m | 7:32PM0.57m | 6:48AM1.35m | 7:59PM0.62m | 7:33AM1.28m | 8:26PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM-0.01m | 11:46PM0.34m | 2:10PM0.03m | 00:41AM0.30m | 2:39PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 12 | SW 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 115 | 113 | 81 | 711 | 621 | 586 | 537 | 75 | 540 | 69 | 47 | 46 | 430 | 384 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 190 | 403 | 642 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 8 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 78 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 16 | 71 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 225 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 777 | 788 | 808 | 753 | — | — | — | — | 540 | — | 486 | 513 | 465 | — | — | 346 | 367 | 346 | 346 | 277 | 725 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 329 | 316 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 316 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 42 | 378 | 378 | 14 | 348 |
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