Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 99 | 208 | 404 | 292 | 773 | 758 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42AM2.02m | 7:58PM1.97m | 7:17AM2.01m | 8:23PM1.98m | 7:55AM1.99m | 8:48PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.97m | 1:22PM0.26m | 1:35AM0.90m | 1:51PM0.31m | 2:08AM0.83m | 2:20PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 99 | 208 | 404 | 292 | 773 | 758 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | E 12 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 15 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 9 | E 16 | NE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 4 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | WSW 3 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 19 | E 12 | E 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 18 | ESE 19 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 72 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 50 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 62 | 344 | 88 | 795 | 380 | 303 | 303 | 316 | 303 | 303 | 715 | 795 | 777 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 330 | 6 | 0 |
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