Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 141 | 181 | 330 | 245 | 363 | 680 | 604 | 696 | 472 | 501 | 760 | 888 | 528 | 592 | 579 | 653 | 696 | 640 | 573 | 509 | 450 | 468 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.90m | 5:34PM1.95m | 6:56AM1.90m | 6:02PM1.95m | 7:32AM1.87m | 6:30PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.20m | 11:53AM0.84m | 00:15AM0.14m | 12:26PM0.91m | 00:47AM0.13m | 12:58PM0.97m | 1:19AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 161 | 64 | 156 | 141 | 133 | 180 | 239 | 239 | 680 | 604 | 540 | 472 | 500 | 336 | 230 | 528 | 592 | 579 | 653 | 696 | 640 | 573 | 509 | 450 | 468 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 5 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | W 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 8 | 158 | 43 | 112 | 181 | 330 | 245 | 363 | 192 | 121 | 94 | 122 | 192 | 2 | 226 | 183 | 128 | 94 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SSE 14 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 42 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 200 | 116 | — | 261 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 84 | 70 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 307 | 337 | 696 | 485 | 501 | 760 | 888 | 117 | 156 | 83 | 83 | 53 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 12 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 303 | 6 | 27 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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