Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 177 | 116 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 103 | 169 | 169 | 194 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.76m | 9:28PM1.93m | 10:30AM1.62m | 9:55PM1.86m | 11:45AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.94m | 4:07AM0.74m | 3:49PM1.13m | 4:58AM0.81m | 4:22PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 116 | 116 | 9 | 9 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 103 | 169 | 169 | 194 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 43 | 31 | 177 | — | 113 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 348 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 928 | 348 | 928 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 870 | 330 | 27 | 23 |
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