Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanwan Beach (South Bay) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanwan Beach (South Bay) at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nanwan Beach (South Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 273 | 294 | 331 | 390 | 626 | 777 | 865 | 846 | 1014 | 1224 | 1254 | 1201 | 1478 | 1478 | 1478 | 1639 | 2090 | 1141 | 2248 | 2232 | 2218 | 2214 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.58m | 11:17PM0.93m | 12:03PM0.47m | 00:13AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.39m | 3:49PM0.42m | 7:25AM0.40m | 3:28PM0.44m | 9:52AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 280 | 273 | 294 | 331 | 390 | 500 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 38 | 1254 | 1201 | 1224 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 1108 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 75 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 131 | 92 | — | — | — | 626 | 777 | 865 | 846 | 1014 | 1224 | — | — | 1478 | 1478 | 1478 | 1639 | 2090 | 1141 | 2248 | 2232 | 2218 | 2214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 79 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 148 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 329 | 348 | 348 | 604 | 348 | 348 |
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