Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 92 | 132 | 173 | 190 | 186 | 220 | 262 | 207 | 194 | 157 | 188 | 214 | 201 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.62m | 9:55PM1.86m | 11:45AM1.51m | 10:29PM1.78m | 2:13PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM1.13m | 4:58AM0.81m | 4:22PM1.30m | 6:09AM0.87m | 5:30PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 92 | 132 | 173 | 190 | 186 | 220 | 262 | 207 | 194 | 157 | 188 | 214 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 109 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 928 | 348 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 928 | 330 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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