Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (16 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 53 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.01m | 7:40AM2.07m | 8:56PM1.97m | 8:28AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.91m | 2:21PM0.13m | 2:40AM0.85m | 3:00PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 7 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 53 | 56 | 38 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 37 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 610 | 610 | 6 | 0 |
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