Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 288 | 167 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 120 | 144 | 153 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:41PM2.06m | 5:59AM2.16m | 7:12PM2.09m | 6:45AM2.18m | 7:42PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.97m | 12:39PM0.10m | 00:55AM0.83m | 1:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 343 | 288 | 167 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 120 | 144 | 153 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 106 | 106 | 119 | 115 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 61 | 50 | 68 | 47 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 377 | 316 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 348 | 330 | 6 | 6 |
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