Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6554 | 5148 | 4196 | 3436 | 3053 | 2466 | 1837 | 780 | 1556 | 500 | 403 | 398 | 647 | 499 | 547 | 512 | 412 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.88m | 4:38AM1.90m | 6:05PM1.95m | 5:17AM2.00m | 6:29PM2.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM1.14m | 11:24AM0.40m | 11:39PM1.02m | 11:56AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 6554 | 5148 | 4196 | 3436 | 3053 | 2466 | 1837 | 780 | 567 | 500 | 403 | 398 | 488 | 499 | 547 | 512 | 412 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | E 13 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 148 | 103 | 99 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 167 | 621 | 119 | 306 | 207 | 66 | 105 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 19 | E 13 | E 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 17 | SW 10 | E 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 66 | 20 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 7 | 165 | 7 | 160 | 116 | 112 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | — | — | — | 553 | 712 | 508 | 567 | 1556 | 468 | — | — | 647 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 308 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 303 | 330 | 330 | 212 | 72 | 303 | 303 | 99 | 303 | 330 | 328 | 6 | 6 |
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