
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 9AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
947 | 1019 | 1254 | 1608 | 1609 | 1794 | 2223 | 2514 | 2577 | 2414 | 2083 | 2018 | 1962 | 1591 | 1584 | 1706 | 1800 | 1696 | 1509 | 1151 | 965 | 899 | 918 | 938 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:58AM1.15m | 6:13PM0.51m | 4:05AM1.24m | 6:39PM0.52m | 5:05AM1.31m | 7:05PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.09m | 8:02PM0.49m | 12:12PM0.02m | 9:36PM0.46m | 12:56PM-0.02m | 10:47PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 13 |
444 | 406 | 304 | 178 | 104 | 72 | 45 | 31 | 54 | 42 | 43 | 73 | 73 | 123 | 163 | 156 | 201 | 192 | 1509 | 1151 | 965 | 899 | 918 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 15 | SSE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 9 |
13 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 173 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 9 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | — | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 40 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 |
947 | 1019 | 1254 | 1608 | 1609 | 1794 | 2223 | 2514 | 2577 | 2414 | 2083 | 2018 | 1962 | 1591 | 1584 | 1706 | 1800 | 1696 | — | — | — | — | — | 938 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 316 | 148 | 148 | 316 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 316 | 348 | 378 | 348 | 14 | 14 |
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