Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 342 | 481 | 471 | 450 | 519 | 561 | 439 | 360 | 270 | 268 | 213 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 296 | 373 | 296 | 203 | 81 | 225 | 209 | 222 | 170 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.82m | 5:09PM1.94m | 4:18AM1.96m | 5:38PM2.02m | 5:08AM2.08m | 6:06PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM1.31m | 10:11AM0.39m | 10:46PM1.12m | 10:59AM0.30m | 11:23PM0.92m | 11:39AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 106 | 147 | 299 | 450 | 519 | 561 | 439 | 360 | 270 | 268 | 213 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 151 | 135 | 116 | 82 | 67 | 225 | 183 | 149 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 17 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | S 8 | S 7 | E 15 |
| kJ | 85 | 88 | 44 | 21 | 8 | — | — | 233 | 104 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 55 | 81 | 47 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 19 | E 18 | ESE 10 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 16 | E 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 41 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | NNE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 452 | 342 | 481 | 471 | 398 | 371 | 347 | 431 | — | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 296 | 373 | 296 | 203 | 148 | 154 | 209 | 222 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 303 | 303 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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