Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 447 | 396 | 321 | 237 | 202 | 155 | 135 | 112 | 115 | 83 | 257 | 321 | 153 | 144 | 293 | 210 | 124 | 72 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM2.09m | 6:47AM2.10m | 6:16PM2.11m | 7:32AM2.07m | 6:48PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.68m | 00:15AM0.08m | 12:30PM0.78m | 00:53AM0.01m | 1:06PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 447 | 396 | 321 | 237 | 202 | 155 | 135 | 112 | 115 | 64 | 257 | 321 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 49 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 7 | NE 8 | S 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 181 | 168 | 107 | 77 | 88 | 66 | 58 | 49 | 29 | 83 | 73 | 58 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | W 6 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | 65 | 62 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NW 2 | — | WSW 6 | W 3 | NNE 7 | SW 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 627 | 249 | 5 | 103 | 120 | 257 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 222 | 2 | 775 | 153 | 144 | 293 | 210 | 124 | 72 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 344 | 84 | 344 | 88 | 0 |
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