Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2179 | 1913 | 1332 | 907 | 832 | 732 | 606 | 422 | 363 | 349 | 269 | 316 | 270 | 189 | 196 | 179 | 179 | 125 | 123 | 103 | 142 | 96 | 79 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.73m | 4:34PM1.84m | 3:13AM1.82m | 5:09PM1.94m | 4:18AM1.96m | 5:38PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.52m | 10:01PM1.31m | 10:11AM0.39m | 10:46PM1.12m | 10:59AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 196 | 200 | 138 | 112 | 138 | 133 | 125 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 163 | 253 | 237 | 184 | 145 | 127 | 179 | 125 | 123 | 103 | 142 | 96 | 79 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 80 | 136 | 98 | 121 | 110 | 106 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 196 | 179 | 71 | 70 | 43 | 38 | 22 | 67 | 71 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 35 | 20 | — | 20 | 42 | 57 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2179 | 1913 | 1332 | 907 | 832 | 732 | 606 | 422 | 363 | 349 | 269 | 316 | 270 | 189 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 6 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 303 | 27 | 27 |
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