Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 200 | 202 | 206 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 192 | 183 | 175 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:10PM2.07m | 8:11AM2.04m | 8:36PM2.04m | 8:53AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.67m | 2:24PM0.52m | 2:46AM0.65m | 2:54PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 200 | 202 | 206 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 192 | 183 | 175 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 316 | 622 | 316 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 348 | 348 | 686 | 27 |
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