Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1080 | 1170 | 946 | 828 | 657 | 646 | 570 | 561 | 551 | 551 | 614 | 634 | 799 | 1228 | 1568 | 1521 | 1730 | 1697 | 1327 | 918 | 617 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.50m | 3:06PM1.71m | 3:12AM1.59m | 3:41PM1.77m | 4:11AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM1.04m | 8:20AM0.60m | 9:22PM0.83m | 9:18AM0.63m | 10:03PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1080 | 1170 | 946 | 828 | 657 | 646 | 570 | 561 | 551 | 551 | 614 | 534 | 506 | 1228 | 1568 | 1521 | 1730 | 1697 | 1327 | 918 | 617 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 634 | 799 | 474 | 363 | 270 | 525 | 573 | 595 | 683 | 594 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | — | — | — | 31 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 99 | 128 | 131 | 114 | 85 | 87 | 126 | 219 | 225 | 227 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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