Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1305 | 1268 | 844 | 489 | 263 | 248 | 471 | 749 | 893 | 1081 | 1384 | 1814 | 2199 | 2941 | 3484 | 5044 | 4046 | 2820 | 2074 | 1832 | 1657 | 1402 | 1094 | 923 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.88m | 1:42PM1.60m | 11:27PM1.76m | 3:44PM1.71m | 1:35AM1.73m | 4:34PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.65m | 5:48PM1.49m | 7:39AM0.63m | 8:43PM1.47m | 9:09AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | 16 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 313 | 189 | 150 | 229 | 161 | 133 | 84 | 63 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 488 | 505 | 404 | 273 | 166 | 97 | 1402 | 1094 | 923 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 15 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 45 | 65 | 4 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 54 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 76 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1305 | 1268 | 844 | 489 | 263 | 248 | 471 | 749 | 893 | 1081 | 1384 | 1814 | 2199 | 2941 | 3484 | 5044 | 4046 | 2820 | 2074 | 1832 | 1657 | 130 | 126 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 212 | 212 | 99 | 141 | 27 | 141 | 92 | 99 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 308 | 308 | 308 | 75 | 141 | 303 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 303 | 303 | 62 |
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