Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 2PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2427 | 1887 | 6021 | 7228 | 7930 | 7559 | 6504 | 6152 | 5559 | 4462 | 3515 | 2727 | 1699 | 1127 | 972 | 1465 | 1297 | 1240 | 1064 | 1138 | 843 | 814 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.81m | 3:18AM1.74m | 4:31PM1.89m | 4:16AM1.87m | 4:58PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.55m | 9:50PM1.08m | 9:51AM0.48m | 10:28PM0.87m | 10:35AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 21 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 20 | ENE 12 | E 18 |
| kJ | 2427 | 1887 | 6021 | 7228 | 7930 | 7559 | 6504 | 6152 | 5559 | 4462 | 3515 | 2727 | 1699 | 1127 | 972 | 1465 | 9 | 976 | 1064 | 30 | 843 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 18 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 22 | E 21 | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 18 |
| kJ | 391 | 1753 | — | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 30 | 30 | 64 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1645 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NNE 5 | ENE 12 | N 5 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 155 | 436 | 280 | 220 | 218 | 249 | 225 | 188 | 141 | 226 | 181 | 126 | 1297 | 1240 | 46 | 1138 | 15 | 814 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 27 | 92 | 303 | 88 | 27 |
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