Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 486 | 439 | 394 | 353 | 353 | 321 | 336 | 333 | 242 | 1196 | 835 | 1429 | 1223 | 1452 | 2226 | 2294 | 2881 | 3598 | 3552 | 4136 | 3725 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.52m | 11:33PM1.45m | 2:59PM1.60m | 1:45AM1.47m | 3:34PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.77m | 7:13PM1.34m | 7:23AM0.77m | 8:46PM1.19m | 8:36AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 14 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 534 | 486 | 439 | 394 | 353 | 353 | 321 | 336 | 333 | 140 | 1196 | 835 | 1429 | 1223 | 1452 | 2226 | 2294 | 2881 | 3598 | 3552 | 4136 | 3725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 20 | E 9 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 45 | 67 | 77 | 104 | 215 | 163 | 109 | 466 | 475 | 754 | 655 | 116 | 136 | 106 | 81 | 865 | 81 | 1246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 13 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 54 | 53 | 112 | 242 | 18 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 81 | 108 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 20 | 303 | 303 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 308 | 316 | 303 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
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