
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nez Bayard today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nez Bayard at 3AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nez Bayard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue night, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
146 | 144 | 144 | 108 | 1 | 1003 | 2217 | 4000 | 2788 | 2229 | 1755 | 2347 | 2899 | 1773 | 1299 | 951 | 730 | 512 | 680 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:50PM3.68m | 5:47AM3.72m | 6:02PM3.97m | 6:40AM4.10m | 6:50PM4.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM1.96m | 11:57AM2.02m | 00:31AM1.59m | 12:55PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
146 | 144 | 144 | 108 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 951 | 730 | 512 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NW 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 7 |
41 | 17 | 15 | 70 | 145 | 1003 | 2217 | 4000 | 2788 | 2229 | 1755 | 2347 | 2899 | 1773 | 1299 | — | — | 140 | 680 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 149 | 33 | 223 | 33 | 507 | 538 | 538 | 507 | 537 | 488 | 488 | 294 | 192 | 96 | 123 | 324 | 575 | 495 |
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