Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 94 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 4:03AM1.81m | 6:07PM1.85m | 4:49AM1.88m | 6:37PM1.90m | 5:30AM1.95m | 7:05PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.44m | 11:26PM1.19m | 11:46AM0.34m | 00:00AM1.12m | 12:20PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SW 4 | E 9 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 348 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 348 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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