Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nieuwpoort today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Nieuwpoort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 27 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 98 | 145 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:00PM4.67m | 6:25AM4.39m | 6:40PM4.34m | 7:04AM4.03m | 7:24PM3.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.80m | 00:30AM0.70m | 12:43PM1.06m | 1:09AM1.07m | 1:22PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 4 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 4 | N 5 | WSW 6 | N 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
40 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 27 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 98 | 145 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 529 | 881 | 93 | 290 | 274 | 107 | 342 | 374 | 238 | 618 | 141 | 149 | 492 | 446 | 470 | 406 | 510 | 518 | 471 | 290 |
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