Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 17 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 669 | 289 | 235 | 331 | 341 | 350 | 432 | 617 | 746 | 822 | 765 | 714 | 838 | 541 | 506 | 594 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.96m | 5:03AM1.97m | 5:23PM2.02m | 5:45AM2.04m | 5:48PM2.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.67m | 11:12AM0.48m | 11:34PM0.50m | 11:46AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 464 | 669 | 289 | 235 | 181 | 167 | 161 | 432 | 321 | 630 | 822 | 765 | 714 | 838 | 541 | 506 | 383 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 10 | E 19 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 57 | 99 | 99 | 214 | 195 | 350 | 71 | 262 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 594 | 485 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 78 | 23 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 157 | 132 | 116 | 197 | 331 | 341 | 301 | 358 | 617 | 746 | 724 | 664 | 609 | 545 | 453 | 418 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 316 | 377 | 377 | 308 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 622 | 377 | 27 | 27 |
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