Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 609 | 535 | 463 | 587 | 662 | 954 | 660 | 671 | 572 | 734 | 752 | 614 | 574 | 598 | 596 | 596 | 520 | 440 | 356 | 341 | 356 | 356 | 299 | 287 | 234 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.90m | 6:02PM1.95m | 7:32AM1.87m | 6:30PM1.92m | 8:08AM1.81m | 6:59PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.14m | 12:26PM0.91m | 00:47AM0.13m | 12:58PM0.97m | 1:19AM0.16m | 1:29PM1.03m | 1:52AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 284 | 609 | 535 | 463 | 587 | 436 | 313 | 660 | 671 | 572 | 567 | 602 | 614 | 574 | 598 | 596 | 596 | 520 | 440 | 356 | 341 | 356 | 356 | 299 | 287 | 234 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 363 | 158 | 122 | 96 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 183 | 97 | 68 | 72 | 65 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 290 | 207 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 103 | 303 | 440 | 529 | 662 | 954 | 107 | 176 | 80 | 734 | 752 | — | 40 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 303 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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