Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1449 | 1523 | 1432 | 1420 | 1478 | 4723 | 6778 | 6383 | 6207 | 5919 | 5748 | 5309 | 4845 | 5056 | 5400 | 4943 | 3964 | 3099 | 2808 | 2414 | 2314 | 1810 | 1365 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.76m | 1:20PM1.50m | 10:15PM1.64m | 3:30PM1.58m | 00:21AM1.56m | 4:06PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.84m | 4:37PM1.46m | 6:49AM0.88m | 8:06PM1.46m | 8:30AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 217 | 577 | 4723 | 6778 | 6383 | 6207 | 5919 | 5748 | 5309 | 4845 | 5056 | 5400 | 4943 | 3964 | 3099 | 2808 | 2414 | 2314 | 1810 | 1365 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 20 | ESE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 26 | 128 | 832 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 22 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 1449 | 1523 | 1432 | 1420 | 1478 | 1060 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 303 | 27 | 27 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 308 | 62 | 0 |
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