Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 192 | 166 | 131 | 99 | 551 | 315 | 159 | 237 | 325 | 340 | 310 | 279 | 250 | 132 | 73 | 112 | 109 | 139 | 116 | 100 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.96m | 5:38PM2.02m | 5:08AM2.08m | 6:06PM2.07m | 5:52AM2.15m | 6:32PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.30m | 11:23PM0.92m | 11:39AM0.27m | 11:57PM0.75m | 12:14PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 202 | 192 | 166 | 131 | 99 | 181 | 162 | 140 | 131 | 108 | 77 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 112 | 109 | 139 | 99 | 77 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 30 | 49 | 63 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 116 | 100 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 46 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 69 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 4 | 205 | 551 | 315 | 159 | 237 | 325 | 340 | 310 | 279 | 250 | 132 | 73 | 52 | 36 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 303 | 303 | 72 | 62 | 27 | 84 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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