
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 179 | 181 | 181 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 96 | 2 | 108 | 110 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.02m | 10:41PM0.95m | 11:54PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.25m | 6:27AM0.29m | 7:28AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | NW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
192 | 179 | 181 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 96 | 2 | 108 | 110 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | W 6 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | NW 5 | W 5 | E 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
21 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | W 5 | — | — | NW 5 | SE 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | E 10 | NW 4 | — | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | 15 | 3 | 181 | 118 | 168 | 253 | 330 | 277 | 211 | 162 | 122 | 113 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 57 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 169 | 19 | 23 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 2 | 0 | 694 | 694 | 348 | 676 | 410 | 410 | 348 | 676 | 329 | 694 | 329 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 42 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
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