Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 99 | 208 | 404 | 292 | 773 | 882 | 783 | 805 | 1165 | 1331 | 1616 | 1557 | 1730 | 2327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:17AM2.01m | 8:23PM1.98m | 7:55AM1.99m | 8:48PM1.99m | 8:35AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.90m | 1:51PM0.31m | 2:08AM0.83m | 2:20PM0.41m | 2:43AM0.76m | 2:51PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 99 | 208 | 404 | 292 | 773 | 882 | 783 | 805 | 1165 | 1331 | 1616 | 1557 | 1730 | 2327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | ESE 13 | WSW 3 | ESE 11 | E 12 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | NE 5 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 19 | E 12 | E 18 | E 15 | SW 4 | SE 11 | ESE 19 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 72 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 54 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 303 | 303 | 778 | 795 | 777 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 330 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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