Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (24 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 110 | 177 | 167 | 249 | 273 | 657 | 2267 | 3296 | 4027 | 4899 | 6394 | 8075 | 8994 | 9533 | 8577 | 8889 | 10398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.70m | 2:48AM1.69m | 5:13PM1.80m | 3:51AM1.79m | 5:40PM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM1.39m | 10:07AM0.64m | 10:34PM1.27m | 10:49AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 114 | 110 | 177 | 167 | 249 | 273 | 657 | 2267 | 3296 | 4027 | 4899 | 6394 | 8075 | 8994 | 9533 | 8577 | 8889 | 10398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 124 | 164 | 96 | 96 | 418 | 49 | 48 | 55 | 73 | 101 | 20 | 44 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 5 | SE 20 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 12 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 83 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 196 | 200 | 46 | 47 | 151 | 106 | 20 | 20 | — | 42 | 69 | 26 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | E 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | 23 | 153 | 42 | 57 | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 20 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 348 | 330 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 348 | 348 | 27 | 308 |
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