Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 5PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9688 | 10274 | 10200 | 9666 | 8522 | 7385 | 5864 | 4716 | 3294 | 2542 | 2074 | 1598 | 1369 | 1207 | 952 | 797 | 686 | 599 | 507 | 479 | 288 | 327 | 273 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.77m | 3:08AM1.87m | 5:30PM1.89m | 4:11AM1.95m | 6:19PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.38m | 9:40PM1.25m | 10:20AM0.22m | 10:47PM1.23m | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:41PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:21 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9688 | 10274 | 10200 | 9666 | 8522 | 7385 | 5864 | 4716 | 3294 | 2542 | 2074 | 1598 | 1369 | 1207 | 952 | 797 | 686 | 599 | 507 | 27 | 288 | 327 | 273 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 41 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 479 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 212 | 212 | 330 | 330 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 303 | 141 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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