Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (23 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 130 | 157 | 119 | 188 | 110 | 177 | 164 | 249 | 273 | 631 | 1289 | 2632 | 4367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.59m | 1:09AM1.65m | 4:44PM1.70m | 2:48AM1.69m | 5:13PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM1.48m | 9:11AM0.77m | 9:49PM1.39m | 10:07AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 66 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 72 | 157 | 119 | 188 | 110 | 177 | 133 | 249 | 273 | 631 | 1289 | 2632 | 4367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 39 | 41 | 68 | 71 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 124 | 164 | 96 | 96 | 169 | 70 | 231 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | ESE 10 | E 14 | ENE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 45 | 61 | 83 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 211 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 130 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | — | 24 | — | 23 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 88 | 377 | 330 | 27 | 27 |
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