Nanwan (Kenting) surf forecast, webcam & sea temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Live cam by 我愛墾丁旅遊票券中心 via YouTube
Current conditions
Right now at Nanwan (Kenting): 6 kts NE, gusts 12, 1.4 m waves, water 28 °C — good surfing waves.
7-day forecast
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| 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | |
| Wind | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Gusts | 24 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 34 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Temperature | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
🔒 Days 4–7 are Pro — The free plan shows the first 3 forecast days. Go Pro to see the whole week.
Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 20 | 23 | 02 | 05 | 08 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 02 | 05 | 08 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 02 | 05 | |
| Surf (est.) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Primary swell | 0.713s↑ | 0.813s↑ | 0.812s↑ | 0.812s↑ | 0.812s↑ | 0.812s↑ | 0.812s↑ | 0.712s↑ | 0.712s↑ | 0.912s↑ | 0.812s↑ | 0.712s↑ | 0.612s↑ | 0.612s↑ | 0.712s↑ | 0.611s↑ | 0.59s↑ | 0.37s↑ | 0.15s↑ | 0.25s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.15s↑ | 0.15s↑ | 0.15s↑ | 0.15s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.18s↑ | 0.18s↑ | 0.18s↑ |
| Wind waves | 0.79s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.67s↑ | 0.56s↑ | 0.45s↑ | 0.34s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.32s↑ | 0.53s↑ | 1.010s↑ | 1.110s↑ | 1.18s↑ | 1.210s↑ | 1.310s↑ | 1.27s↑ | 1.15s↑ | 1.35s↑ | 1.65s↑ | 1.66s↑ | 1.76s↑ |
| Waves | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Period | 12s | 12s | 11s | 11s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 11s | 11s | 11s | 11s | 11s | 10s | 9s | 10s | 11s | 10s | 6s | 6s | 7s |
| Power | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Groundswell | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Hengchun, Pingtung
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SurfSUP
Nanwan, South Bay, is the bay and beach near Hengchun at the southern tip of Taiwan, inside Kenting National Park; it is also called Blue Bay and, in older sources, Gualiang or Kwa-liang Bay. The bay is bounded by Cape Maobitou to the west and Cape Eluanbi to the east, and its white-sand beach is about 600 metres long. During Japanese rule it was a whaling station. Kenting, Taiwan's oldest national park, was established in 1984 and covers the Hengchun Peninsula along the Bashi Channel; it has a tropical monsoon climate, warm to hot all year, with coral reefs offshore and a rich variety of birds, butterflies and land crabs. Nanwan is one of the park's main swimming and water-sports beaches, with jet skis and banana boats in summer, and surfers ride the beach break when southerly swell or typhoon surf arrives. This live cam, provided by a seaside guesthouse and the I Love Kenting ticket centre, looks over Provincial Highway 26, the beach and the whole bay from above. A separate Nanwan surf cam was found but cannot be embedded. Summer typhoons can shut the beach, so watch our surf outlook, wind and water temperature.
Nanwan (Kenting) FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at Nanwan (Kenting)?
- Yes. The live beach webcam for Nanwan (Kenting) is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
