Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nez Bayard today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nez Bayard at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nez Bayard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 85 | 62 | 62 | 54 | 41 | 35 | 0 | 62 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:50PM5.52m | 12:13PM5.22m | 00:27AM5.18m | 12:49PM4.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.25m | 6:29AM0.19m | 6:44PM0.55m | 7:03AM0.61m | 7:20PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 |
18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | 12 | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 85 | 62 | 62 | 54 | 41 | 35 | 46 | 62 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 637 | 651 | 686 | 250 | 334 | 360 | 360 | 369 | 253 | 251 | 98 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 263 | 735 | 960 | 990 | 105 |
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