Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 35 | 53 | 239 | 515 | 690 | 838 | 1132 | 1225 | 1126 | 970 | 778 | 692 | 584 | 527 | 500 | 415 | 343 | 320 | 286 | 353 | 273 | 240 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.16m | 6:54PM2.16m | 7:35AM2.13m | 7:20PM2.16m | 8:18AM2.05m | 7:48PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.38m | 12:53PM0.60m | 1:14AM0.28m | 1:24PM0.75m | 1:50AM0.25m | 1:56PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 39 | 62 | 515 | 690 | 838 | 1132 | 1225 | 1126 | 970 | 778 | 692 | 584 | 527 | 500 | 415 | 343 | 230 | 225 | 276 | 176 | 240 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | W 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 35 | 35 | 239 | 62 | 16 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 225 | 1 | 152 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | S 8 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 53 | 45 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | SSW 8 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 83 | — | 49 | — | — | — | 7 | 26 | 43 | 90 | 114 | 122 | 143 | 182 | 276 | 320 | 286 | 353 | 273 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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