Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1840 | 1561 | 1537 | 1094 | 1107 | 1309 | 1271 | 1256 | 1507 | 1308 | 1229 | 644 | 614 | 575 | 593 | 953 | 405 | 351 | 326 | 273 | 186 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.73m | 4:28PM1.89m | 4:41AM1.88m | 4:54PM1.97m | 5:23AM2.00m | 5:20PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.57m | 10:36PM0.60m | 10:46AM0.57m | 11:07PM0.40m | 11:21AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1840 | 1561 | 1537 | 1094 | 1107 | 1309 | 1271 | 1256 | 1507 | 1308 | 173 | 207 | 614 | 575 | 593 | 487 | 405 | 351 | 326 | 273 | 186 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 445 | 237 | 146 | 181 | 55 | 276 | 268 | 270 | 230 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 160 | 162 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | 202 | 155 | 48 | — | — | 8 | 57 | 88 | 91 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 218 | 338 | 338 | 539 | 595 | 500 | 495 | — | — | 249 | 1229 | 644 | — | — | — | 953 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 27 | 212 | 212 | 141 | 99 | 72 | 62 | 20 | 24 | 303 | 303 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 212 | 0 | 27 |
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