Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 40 | 38 | 65 | 146 | 279 | 238 | 180 | 139 | 150 | 181 | 343 | 572 | 666 | 617 | 576 | 560 | 506 | 445 | 376 | 385 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.56m | 8:50PM1.69m | 12:08PM1.49m | 9:40PM1.56m | 2:01PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.59m | 3:20PM1.30m | 4:22AM0.70m | 4:35PM1.37m | 5:44AM0.77m | 7:13PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | 617 | 576 | 560 | 506 | 445 | 376 | 385 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 10 | — | 9 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 27 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 23 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 38 | 43 | 146 | 279 | 238 | 180 | 139 | 150 | 181 | 343 | 572 | 666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 88 | 677 | 818 | 27 | 27 | 249 | 72 | 27 | 72 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 27 | 316 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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