Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 970 | 836 | 600 | 532 | 442 | 144 | 110 | 82 | 71 | 88 | 44 | 91 | 101 | 62 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.61m | 4:33PM1.78m | 3:32AM1.72m | 4:58PM1.87m | 4:20AM1.86m | 5:21PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM1.33m | 9:32AM0.69m | 10:10PM1.17m | 10:15AM0.56m | 10:41PM1.00m | 10:51AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 144 | 110 | 82 | 71 | 88 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 970 | 836 | 600 | 532 | 442 | 95 | 99 | 52 | 29 | 9 | 44 | 91 | 101 | — | — | — | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 303 | 303 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 88 | 62 | 608 | 608 | 608 | 448 | 1 | 608 | 608 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 738 |
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