Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1558 | 1118 | 816 | 532 | 401 | 290 | 566 | 418 | 354 | 242 | 200 | 198 | 193 | 125 | 114 | 178 | 192 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 51 | 84 | 88 | 154 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11AM1.70m | 4:11PM1.84m | 4:58AM1.79m | 4:39PM1.89m | 5:40AM1.86m | 5:07PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.62m | 10:04AM0.66m | 10:39PM0.44m | 10:44AM0.71m | 11:12PM0.30m | 11:20AM0.77m | 11:44PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1558 | 1118 | 816 | 466 | 401 | 290 | 566 | 418 | 354 | 128 | 132 | 171 | 193 | 125 | 96 | 92 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 43 | 81 | 154 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 5 | WSW 4 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 584 | 640 | 533 | 532 | 381 | 280 | 23 | 3 | 46 | 242 | 200 | 198 | 159 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 47 | 23 | 51 | 82 | 81 | — | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | N 4 | NNE 7 | WNW 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 42 | 22 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 170 | 2 | 334 | 435 | 417 | 301 | 114 | 178 | 192 | 95 | 97 | 114 | 88 | 57 | 30 | 84 | 88 | 73 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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