Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 507 | 418 | 333 | 279 | 230 | 230 | 183 | 139 | 138 | 106 | 143 | 79 | 113 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 86 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.97m | 5:08AM2.04m | 7:03PM2.02m | 6:01AM2.10m | 7:43PM2.03m | 6:51AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:41PM1.17m | 12:07PM-0.01m | 00:29AM1.08m | 12:55PM-0.04m | 1:13AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 507 | 418 | 333 | 279 | 230 | 230 | 183 | 139 | 138 | 106 | 15 | 79 | 113 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 143 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 86 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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