Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 5AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 365mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 299 | 327 | 367 | 475 | 1070 | 1297 | 1275 | 1418 | 1733 | 2075 | 2201 | 2194 | 1644 | 1171 | 588 | 533 | 697 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:57PM2.06m | 10:06AM1.79m | 9:29PM1.98m | 11:25AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.52m | 3:28PM1.13m | 4:36AM0.59m | 4:13PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 77 | 38 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 286 | 299 | 327 | 367 | 475 | 723 | 1005 | 1275 | 1418 | 1733 | 29 | 2201 | 1908 | 1644 | 1171 | 588 | 533 | 579 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 12 | E 16 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 |
| kJ | 155 | 155 | 149 | 112 | 144 | 106 | 98 | 94 | 96 | 29 | 5 | 80 | 83 | 45 | 71 | 260 | 257 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SW 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 11 | E 16 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 71 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | NE 5 | E 10 | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 1070 | 1297 | — | 37 | 71 | 2075 | — | 2194 | — | — | 32 | 240 | 697 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 62 | 303 | 303 | 303 |
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