Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 70 | 44 | 88 | 86 | 54 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.72m | 4:58PM1.87m | 4:20AM1.86m | 5:21PM1.95m | 5:00AM1.98m | 5:44PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM1.17m | 10:15AM0.56m | 10:41PM1.00m | 10:51AM0.47m | 11:10PM0.83m | 11:23AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | SE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 70 | 44 | 5 | 86 | 54 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 9 | 42 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 608 | 608 | 499 | 249 | 622 | 622 | 634 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 898 | 921 | 738 | 904 | 904 | 2117 | 2116 | 2117 | 921 | 738 |
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