Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 334 | 238 | 198 | 219 | 248 | 256 | 334 | 618 | 645 | 414 | 468 | 242 | 206 | 155 | 115 | 136 | 84 | 99 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM2.04m | 6:04AM2.08m | 5:47PM2.09m | 6:47AM2.10m | 6:16PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.60m | 11:40PM0.22m | 11:55AM0.68m | 00:15AM0.08m | 12:30PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 221 | 210 | 198 | 219 | 248 | 256 | 334 | 25 | 24 | 414 | 246 | 242 | 206 | 88 | 109 | 136 | 122 | 99 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 153 | 153 | 238 | 158 | 139 | 154 | 101 | 108 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 307 | 173 | 62 | 155 | 115 | 101 | 84 | 76 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SW 10 | ENE 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 144 | 127 | 119 | 112 | 70 | 84 | 8 | 4 | — | 14 | 30 | 161 | 99 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 334 | — | — | 8 | 25 | 19 | 62 | 618 | 645 | 250 | 468 | 47 | 158 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 334 | 866 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 212 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 212 | 303 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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