Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 327 | 300 | 277 | 256 | 156 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 168 | 163 | 156 | 151 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:29PM2.01m | 5:54AM2.07m | 6:53PM2.05m | 6:29AM2.11m | 7:15PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.90m | 12:25PM0.32m | 00:38AM0.78m | 12:54PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 319 | 327 | 300 | 277 | 256 | 156 | 127 | 127 | 113 | 139 | 143 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 100 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 168 | 163 | 156 | 151 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 40 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 123 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 330 | 328 | 303 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 330 | 330 | 303 | 6 |
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