Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 5PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (05 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1069 | 1460 | 1521 | 1521 | 1730 | 1634 | 1494 | 1118 | 722 | 541 | 401 | 595 | 489 | 402 | 340 | 239 | 194 | 160 | 199 | 99 | 92 | 108 | 128 | 62 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12AM1.59m | 3:41PM1.77m | 4:11AM1.70m | 4:11PM1.84m | 4:58AM1.79m | 4:39PM1.89m | 5:40AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.63m | 10:03PM0.62m | 10:04AM0.66m | 10:39PM0.44m | 10:44AM0.71m | 11:12PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1069 | 1460 | 1521 | 1521 | 1730 | 1634 | 1494 | 1118 | 722 | 466 | 401 | 595 | 489 | 402 | 340 | 239 | 194 | 160 | 199 | 99 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 454 | 425 | 324 | 273 | 408 | 476 | 584 | 628 | 553 | 541 | 326 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 73 | 99 | 158 | 123 | 94 | 92 | — | — | — | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NNE 7 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | SE 9 | — | W 6 | W 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 12 | — | 5 | 20 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | NW 3 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 64 | 36 | 54 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 203 | 279 | 428 | 417 | 217 | 170 | 108 | 128 | 92 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 6 | 303 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
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