Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 341 | 350 | 379 | 323 | 191 | 212 | 452 | 386 | 153 | 116 | 137 | 133 | 232 | 218 | 177 | 181 | 156 | 117 | 160 | 77 | 75 | 98 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.89m | 7:26PM1.98m | 8:56AM1.78m | 7:51PM1.90m | 9:39AM1.67m | 8:18PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.31m | 1:44PM1.02m | 2:12AM0.38m | 2:12PM1.13m | 2:47AM0.48m | 2:42PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 341 | 341 | 350 | 379 | 323 | 114 | 188 | 136 | 123 | 153 | 116 | 137 | 133 | 232 | 218 | 177 | 181 | 156 | 28 | 26 | 77 | 75 | 98 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SW 4 | E 11 | E 11 | W 8 | W 8 | — | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | S 7 | — | ENE 13 | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 138 | 33 | 5 | 191 | 191 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | 16 | — | 1 | — | 16 | — | 27 | 28 | — | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 2 | — | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 128 | 212 | 452 | 386 | 137 | 95 | 73 | 56 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 117 | 160 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 634 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 330 | 141 | 0 |
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