Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 65 | 91 | 151 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 106 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.83m | 11:10AM1.54m | 11:07PM1.78m | 12:36PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.76m | 5:03AM0.81m | 4:50PM0.97m | 6:04AM0.82m | 5:36PM1.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 65 | 91 | 151 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 106 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 9 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 55 | 49 | 39 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 608 | 330 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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