Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 377 | 358 | 303 | 297 | 286 | 345 | 353 | 444 | 366 | 349 | 237 | 156 | 121 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:07PM2.01m | 5:10AM2.09m | 6:41PM2.06m | 5:59AM2.16m | 7:12PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.18m | 11:36PM1.12m | 11:58AM0.11m | 00:16AM0.97m | 12:39PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 464 | 377 | 358 | 303 | 297 | 286 | 345 | 353 | 444 | 366 | 349 | 237 | 156 | 104 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 242 | 200 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 110 | 106 | 104 | 121 | 88 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 61 | 119 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 61 | 77 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 622 | 673 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 141 | 212 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 377 | 619 | 330 | 20 |
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