Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nez Bayard today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nez Bayard at 10PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nez Bayard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
381 | 399 | 407 | 367 | 281 | 196 | 132 | 102 | 76 | 52 | 49 | 66 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10PM4.18m | 2:36AM3.90m | 3:09PM3.83m | 3:52AM3.58m | 4:39PM3.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM1.75m | 8:59AM1.94m | 9:41PM2.09m | 10:18AM2.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 281 | 196 | 132 | 102 | 76 | 52 | 49 | 66 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
381 | 399 | 407 | 367 | — | 15 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 253 | 143 | 98 | 143 | 167 | 167 | 252 | 253 | 248 | 243 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 11 | 240 | 249 | 11 | 241 |
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