Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 94 | 147 | 153 | 191 | 187 | 180 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:12PM2.09m | 6:45AM2.18m | 7:42PM2.09m | 7:28AM2.14m | 8:10PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.83m | 1:17PM0.18m | 1:32AM0.73m | 1:52PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 89 | 147 | 153 | 191 | 187 | 180 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 61 | 94 | 50 | 89 | 69 | 116 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 3 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 37 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 377 | 62 | 18 |
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