Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 171 | 168 | 163 | 156 | 151 | 146 | 141 | 117 | 109 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 67 | 63 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53PM2.05m | 6:29AM2.11m | 7:15PM2.09m | 7:06AM2.12m | 7:38PM2.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.78m | 12:54PM0.35m | 1:08AM0.67m | 1:22PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 163 | 163 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 117 | 117 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 49 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 173 | 171 | 168 | 163 | 156 | 151 | 146 | 141 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 65 | 63 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 330 | 330 | 303 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 328 | 328 | 20 | 6 |
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