Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.95m | 7:05PM1.93m | 6:06AM2.00m | 7:32PM1.95m | 6:42AM2.02m | 7:58PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM1.12m | 12:20PM0.28m | 00:32AM1.04m | 12:52PM0.25m | 1:03AM0.97m | 1:22PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | S 8 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | S 3 | S 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 13 | S 7 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | S 8 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 29 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 330 | 330 | 1 | 24 | 88 | 26 | 88 | 88 | 867 | 818 | 330 | 344 |
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