Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 42 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 87 | 49 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.74m | 5:35PM1.77m | 4:03AM1.81m | 6:07PM1.85m | 4:49AM1.88m | 6:37PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM1.33m | 10:27AM0.55m | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:09AM0.44m | 11:26PM1.19m | 11:46AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 42 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 31 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 353 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 141 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
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