Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 11PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 139mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
653 | 777 | 873 | 909 | 864 | 864 | 929 | 809 | 846 | 904 | 924 | 880 | 1175 | 1303 | 1387 | 1448 | 1596 | 1824 | 2050 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:49PM0.76m | 7:48AM1.08m | 8:14PM0.84m | 8:25AM0.98m | 8:42PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.26m | 2:19PM0.22m | 2:05AM0.24m | 2:38PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
28 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 95 | 92 | 924 | 880 | 883 | 1303 | 1387 | 1448 | 1596 | 1824 | 2050 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
21 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 95 | 90 | 86 | 83 | 49 | 29 | 23 | 81 | 123 | 53 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 12 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 24 | 82 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
653 | 777 | 873 | 909 | 864 | 864 | 929 | 809 | 846 | 904 | — | — | 1175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 42 | 316 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 693 | 643 | 643 | 535 | 378 | 378 | 535 | 0 | 535 | 535 | 639 | 42 | 148 |
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