Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 32 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.95m | 5:00AM1.98m | 5:44PM2.03m | 5:38AM2.07m | 6:07PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.47m | 11:10PM0.83m | 11:23AM0.43m | 11:39PM0.67m | 11:53AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 32 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 808 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 738 | 808 | 2116 | 2116 | 738 | 738 | 738 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 684 | 249 | 249 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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