Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 54 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 43 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.79m | 4:26PM1.76m | 3:39AM1.87m | 5:25PM1.88m | 4:26AM1.93m | 6:19PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.31m | 9:57PM0.97m | 10:31AM0.13m | 10:53PM1.02m | 11:21AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 54 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SW 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | E 11 | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | 43 | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 303 | 24 | 88 | 303 | 303 | 818 | 870 | 777 | 715 | 715 | 715 | 715 | 621 | 608 | 666 | 928 | 715 |
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