Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 619 | 841 | 650 | 450 | 294 | 194 | 170 | 153 | 166 | 154 | 128 | 105 | 77 | 63 | 66 | 73 | 54 | 55 | 43 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:20PM2.16m | 8:18AM2.05m | 7:48PM2.12m | 9:08AM1.92m | 8:20PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.75m | 1:50AM0.25m | 1:56PM0.91m | 2:32AM0.27m | 2:31PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 619 | 841 | 650 | 450 | 294 | 194 | 156 | 153 | 166 | 147 | 128 | 105 | 77 | 63 | 49 | 73 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 84 | 62 | 52 | 66 | 61 | 34 | 32 | 43 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 60 | 110 | 101 | 92 | 165 | 170 | 138 | 153 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
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