Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 147 | 96 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 84 | 90 | 419 | 419 | 292 | 197 | 217 | 399 | 558 | 612 | 587 | 623 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.67m | 8:18PM1.80m | 10:37AM1.56m | 8:50PM1.69m | 12:08PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.48m | 2:42PM1.22m | 3:27AM0.59m | 3:20PM1.30m | 4:22AM0.70m | 4:35PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 141 | 147 | 96 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 26 | 15 | 22 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | ENE 11 | E 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 17 | — | 9 | — | 11 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | ENE 12 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 11 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 56 | 84 | 90 | 419 | 419 | 292 | 197 | 217 | 399 | 558 | 612 | 587 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 330 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 88 | 634 | 818 | 27 | 249 | 99 | 27 | 72 | 249 | 677 | 677 | 27 | 316 |
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