Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 243 | 246 | 188 | 180 | 173 | 170 | 366 | 173 | 167 | 186 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 199 | 168 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:34AM2.16m | 6:57PM2.13m | 7:14AM2.12m | 7:21PM2.12m | 7:53AM2.04m | 7:45PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.41m | 1:04AM0.51m | 1:18PM0.56m | 1:37AM0.47m | 1:47PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 29 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 243 | 246 | 188 | 180 | 173 | 170 | 366 | 112 | 157 | 186 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 199 | 168 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 144 | 142 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 50 | 70 | 7 | 173 | 167 | 165 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 155 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 330 | 6 | 0 |
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