Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1113 | 1095 | 797 | 686 | 673 | 848 | 938 | 936 | 1245 | 1091 | 1091 | 1061 | 862 | 744 | 604 | 475 | 432 | 425 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM2.08m | 7:02AM2.03m | 6:37PM2.08m | 7:39AM1.98m | 7:01PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.30m | 12:47PM0.77m | 1:08AM0.28m | 1:16PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 1113 | 1095 | 797 | 686 | 673 | 596 | 498 | 936 | 1245 | 1091 | 1091 | 1061 | 862 | 744 | 604 | 475 | 432 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 21 | ESE 19 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 42 | 73 | 243 | 428 | 848 | 938 | 402 | 333 | 354 | 284 | 279 | 234 | 203 | 198 | 241 | 207 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 20 | S 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | S 7 | SE 11 | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | ESE 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 19 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 0 |
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