Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 127 | 194 | 318 | 594 | 418 | 228 | 183 | 178 | 128 | 76 | 56 | 52 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:16PM2.11m | 7:32AM2.07m | 6:48PM2.10m | 8:19AM1.98m | 7:23PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.78m | 00:53AM0.01m | 1:06PM0.90m | 1:34AM-0.00m | 1:44PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 110 | 127 | 101 | 318 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | NE 7 | W 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 23 | 47 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | NNE 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 7 | W 11 | S 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 194 | 844 | 594 | 418 | 228 | 183 | 178 | 128 | 76 | 56 | 46 | 30 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 26 | 0 | 62 | 84 | 330 | 328 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 303 | 6 | 0 |
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