Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 107 | 109 | 87 | 89 | 128 | 200 | 194 | 188 | 213 | 306 | 253 | 196 | 322 | 382 | 414 | 335 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.04m | 10:09AM1.77m | 8:57PM1.92m | 11:39AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.36m | 3:11PM1.26m | 4:22AM0.48m | 4:13PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 104 | 107 | 109 | 87 | 89 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 6 | SW 7 | SE 11 | S 6 | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 16 | S 6 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 47 | 128 | 200 | 194 | 188 | 213 | 306 | 253 | 196 | 322 | 382 | 414 | 335 | 283 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 696 | 808 | 303 | 2462 | 651 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 634 | 316 | 75 | 62 |
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