Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 351 | 334 | 289 | 283 | 277 | 216 | 216 | 203 | 261 | 200 | 195 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 175 | 294 | 220 | 221 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:08PM2.04m | 9:13AM1.80m | 8:32PM1.96m | 9:59AM1.67m | 8:57PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.91m | 2:44AM0.54m | 2:39PM1.08m | 3:20AM0.63m | 3:05PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 351 | 334 | 289 | 283 | 277 | 216 | 216 | 203 | 177 | 177 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 108 | 103 | 123 | 117 | 76 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 108 | 108 | 77 | 192 | 86 | 132 | 189 | 198 | 261 | 200 | 195 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 125 | 173 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | S 7 | E 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 40 | 73 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 66 | 92 | 97 | 65 | 86 | 175 | 294 | 220 | 221 | 279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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