Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 856 | 1024 | 1178 | 1090 | 1024 | 1045 | 1039 | 849 | 738 | 725 | 808 | 1684 | 2427 | 2334 | 7488 | 8846 | 9293 | 9209 |
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 | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.62m | 3:17PM1.71m | 1:54AM1.63m | 3:59PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM1.46m | 7:32AM0.61m | 8:56PM1.30m | 8:54AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 17 |
| kJ | 102 | 1024 | 1178 | 1090 | 1024 | 1045 | 1039 | 849 | 738 | 725 | 653 | 1684 | 2427 | 2334 | 7488 | 8846 | 9293 | 9209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 120 | 102 | 220 | 209 | 168 | 374 | 324 | 411 | 555 | 623 | 808 | 544 | 435 | 1855 | 198 | 163 | 243 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SE 12 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 20 | ESE 18 | ESE 21 | ESE 18 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 146 | 105 | 174 | 92 | 175 | 148 | 40 | 68 | 157 | 373 | 356 | 1895 | 343 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 856 | 59 | 59 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | 113 | 140 | — | — | — | 325 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 6 |
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