Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 48 | 51 | 36 | 51 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 78 | 244 | 258 | 318 | 367 | 480 | 636 | 773 | 799 | 755 | 588 | 479 | 458 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16AM2.14m | 6:30PM2.13m | 6:54AM2.16m | 6:54PM2.16m | 7:35AM2.13m | 7:20PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM0.50m | 00:40AM0.38m | 12:53PM0.60m | 1:14AM0.28m | 1:24PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 48 | 51 | 36 | 51 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 244 | 258 | 318 | 367 | 480 | 636 | 773 | 799 | 755 | 588 | 479 | 458 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 78 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 35 | 94 | 150 | 197 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 88 | 27 | 27 |
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