Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16110 | 17020 | 13958 | 6894 | 8785 | 4382 | 3549 | 2483 | 2308 | 1900 | 1685 | 1618 | 1374 | 1284 | 1123 | 953 | 781 | 703 | 646 | 480 | 1281 | 1572 |
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 | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.59m | 00:03AM1.82m | 3:25PM1.66m | 1:32AM1.80m | 4:41PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.66m | 6:03PM1.33m | 7:45AM0.60m | 8:05PM1.43m | 9:10AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 13 | ENE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | ESE 8 | S 11 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6894 | 24 | 4382 | 3549 | 2340 | 1857 | 1169 | 932 | 743 | 584 | 441 | 449 | 457 | 400 | 320 | 319 | 480 | 389 | 1572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 14 | E 16 | SSW 14 | E 14 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 165 | 236 | 326 | 145 | 524 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 16 | E 17 | — | E 15 | SSW 14 | E 14 | SSW 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 22 | — | 104 | 183 | 449 | 107 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 11 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 16110 | 17020 | 13958 | 3036 | 8785 | 2124 | 2013 | 2483 | 2308 | 1900 | 1685 | 1618 | 1374 | 1284 | 1123 | 953 | 781 | 703 | 646 | — | 1281 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 807 | 818 | 818 | 807 | 715 | 308 | 715 | 303 | 303 | 316 | 316 | 377 | 316 | 303 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 249 | 84 | 72 |
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