Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 235mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 470 | 502 | 491 | 427 | 370 | 313 | 358 | 408 | 439 | 503 | 625 | 748 | 1088 | 1170 | 1045 | 942 | 661 | 657 | 971 | 495 | 528 | 836 | 1228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.93m | 8:57PM2.06m | 10:06AM1.79m | 9:29PM1.98m | 11:25AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.50m | 2:52PM0.92m | 3:39AM0.52m | 3:28PM1.13m | 4:36AM0.59m | 4:13PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 26 | 24 | 45 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 419 | 470 | 502 | 491 | 427 | 370 | 313 | 155 | 149 | 146 | 503 | 625 | 748 | 1088 | 1170 | 1045 | 942 | 414 | 441 | 417 | 449 | 528 | 575 | 840 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 148 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 166 | 155 | 155 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 144 | 106 | 98 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 399 | 351 | 5 | 240 | 264 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 6 | E 18 | E 18 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 15 | SW 10 | ENE 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 358 | 408 | 439 | 35 | 80 | 193 | 296 | 299 | 465 | 529 | 661 | 657 | 971 | 495 | 403 | 836 | 1228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 377 | 27 | 344 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 27 | 141 | 99 | 303 | 99 | 92 | 99 | 75 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 303 | 303 |
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