Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nez Bayard today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nez Bayard at 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nez Bayard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 345 | 385 | 248 | 187 | 184 | 131 | 50 | 28 | 52 | 86 | 82 | 110 | 153 | 134 | 128 | 125 | 102 | 540 | 144 | 144 |
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 | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:33PM3.90m | 2:19AM3.58m | 2:58PM3.64m | 4:17AM3.48m | 4:50PM3.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM1.93m | 8:49AM2.19m | 9:46PM2.10m | 10:27AM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 28 | 13 | 86 | 82 | 110 | 153 | 134 | 128 | 125 | 15 | 11 | 144 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 17 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 109 | 6 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 18 | W 10 | W 13 | S 3 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | W 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 244 | 345 | 385 | 248 | 187 | 184 | 131 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 76 | 102 | 540 | 31 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 258 | 243 | 147 | 116 | 19 | 48 | 148 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 109 | 98 | 143 | 109 | 169 | 149 | 33 |
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