Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 84 | 161 | 178 | 223 | 248 | 329 | 428 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:38PM2.11m | 7:44AM2.10m | 8:02PM2.12m | 8:25AM2.04m | 8:28PM2.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.58m | 1:51PM0.56m | 2:15AM0.52m | 2:20PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 48 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 36 | 38 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 84 | 161 | 178 | 61 | 59 | 329 | 428 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 37 | 61 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 91 | 88 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 37 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 37 | 62 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 40 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | 223 | 248 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 303 | 303 | 865 | 818 | 316 | 308 |
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