Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 21 | ESE 19 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 212 | 205 | 244 | 313 | 407 | 370 | 410 | 410 | 584 | 794 | 1231 | 1524 | 1756 | 2121 | 2204 | 1953 | 1904 | 2123 | 1761 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.86m | 8:02PM1.94m | 10:18AM1.72m | 8:50PM1.79m | 11:40AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM1.15m | 3:14AM0.19m | 3:22PM1.24m | 4:17AM0.34m | 4:47PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 93 | 212 | 205 | 244 | 313 | 407 | 370 | 410 | 410 | 346 | 308 | 1231 | 1524 | 1756 | 2121 | 2204 | 1953 | 1904 | 2123 | 1761 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 18 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 21 | NNE 5 | ESE 21 | ESE 21 | ESE 19 | ESE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 244 | 378 | 584 | 794 | 320 | 308 | 250 | 208 | 151 | 157 | 119 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 14 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | E 23 | E 18 | ESE 22 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 89 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 91 | 11 | 15 | 105 | 123 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
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