Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 242 | 1196 | 887 | 1519 | 1223 | 1346 | 2329 | 1500 | 2982 | 3691 | 3598 | 3506 | 5286 | 4939 | 4324 | 4394 | 3214 | 4982 | 4376 | 3887 | 3907 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.60m | 1:45AM1.47m | 3:34PM1.70m | 3:02AM1.59m | 4:02PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.77m | 8:46PM1.19m | 8:36AM0.70m | 9:30PM1.01m | 9:28AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 333 | 183 | 1196 | 887 | 1519 | 1223 | 1346 | 2329 | 1500 | 2982 | 3691 | 3598 | 3506 | 5286 | 4939 | 4324 | 4394 | 3214 | 4982 | 4376 | 3887 | 3907 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | E 10 | SSE 17 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 215 | 157 | 109 | 466 | 481 | 754 | 553 | 69 | 789 | 115 | 81 | 1134 | 1660 | 1959 | 43 | 76 | 86 | 1143 | 65 | 66 | 65 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 13 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 242 | 18 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 86 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 122 | 181 | 83 | 230 | 335 | 325 | 374 | 290 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 141 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 212 | 212 | 99 |
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