Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 2PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2622 | 2166 | 2157 | 1965 | 1855 | 1495 | 1291 | 1076 | 885 | 682 | 612 | 626 | 779 | 869 | 792 | 780 | 769 | 861 | 640 | 594 | 575 | 566 |
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 | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.66m | 1:32AM1.80m | 4:41PM1.80m | 3:02AM1.86m | 5:29PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.60m | 8:05PM1.43m | 9:10AM0.47m | 9:49PM1.38m | 10:18AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1584 | 1172 | 875 | 771 | 688 | 792 | 708 | 708 | 628 | 563 | 563 | 475 | 466 | 869 | 792 | 780 | 769 | 551 | 502 | 473 | 468 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 70 | 45 | 153 | 297 | 626 | 779 | 441 | 347 | 284 | 331 | 861 | 640 | 594 | 575 | 566 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 17 | E 16 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 178 | 158 | 111 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2622 | 2166 | 2157 | 1965 | 1855 | 1495 | 1291 | 1076 | 885 | 682 | 612 | 463 | 432 | 344 | 272 | 230 | 163 | 85 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 316 | 377 | 377 | 316 | 303 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 377 | 303 | 212 | 212 | 72 | 62 | 62 | 212 | 303 | 27 | 18 |
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