Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12PM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | E 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3016 | 4066 | 3123 | 3864 | 4293 | 4494 | 6210 | 7754 | 9688 | 10750 | 13249 | 16608 | 19065 | 20435 | 21098 | 22465 | 30893 | 35572 | 34977 | 32406 | 24218 | 35686 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.85m | 9:45PM1.97m | 10:16AM1.75m | 10:19PM1.93m | 11:29AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.72m | 3:24PM0.72m | 4:09AM0.69m | 4:02PM0.92m | 5:05AM0.67m | 4:49PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | E 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 3016 | 4066 | 3123 | 3864 | 4293 | 4494 | 6210 | 7754 | 9688 | 10750 | 13249 | 16608 | 19065 | 20435 | 21098 | 22465 | 26387 | 31122 | 31948 | 24498 | 24218 | 28912 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 10 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 204 | 257 | 301 | 448 | 494 | 773 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30893 | 35572 | 34977 | 32406 | 3217 | 35686 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 651 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 308 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 99 | 249 | 141 | 249 | 380 | 854 | 818 | 818 | 499 |
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