Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 794 | 1231 | 1524 | 1756 | 1792 | 2894 | 2895 | 2379 | 2472 | 2120 | 1785 | 1368 | 888 | 700 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 1002 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.79m | 11:40AM1.63m | 10:00PM1.62m | 1:11PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM1.24m | 4:17AM0.34m | 4:47PM1.29m | 5:37AM0.48m | 6:54PM1.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 308 | 1231 | 1524 | 1756 | 1792 | 2894 | 2895 | 2379 | 2472 | 2120 | 1785 | 1368 | 888 | 700 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 1002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 20 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 7 |
| kJ | 794 | 320 | 308 | 250 | 881 | 154 | 154 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 17 | — | 38 | 8 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 86 | — | — | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 31 | 70 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 303 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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