Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3336 | 4498 | 5418 | 7544 | 8630 | 9299 | 8810 | 8282 | 7702 | 7399 | 6606 | 5094 | 3041 | 2221 | 2694 | 1494 | 1134 | 866 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.80m | 3:51AM1.79m | 5:40PM1.88m | 4:38AM1.90m | 6:05PM1.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM1.27m | 10:49AM0.51m | 11:09PM1.14m | 11:24AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3336 | 4498 | 5418 | 7544 | 8630 | 9299 | 8810 | 8282 | 7702 | 7399 | 6606 | 5094 | 3041 | 2221 | 2694 | 1494 | 1134 | 866 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 12 | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 56 | 68 | 101 | 26 | 101 | 103 | 40 | 46 | 42 | 102 | 142 | 91 | 125 | 123 | 167 | 529 | 490 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | E 19 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 151 | 144 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 69 | 68 | 66 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 39 | — | 7 | 121 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | E 12 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | — | 342 | — | — | 16 | 8 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 529 | 559 | 599 | 537 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 348 | 308 | 308 | 308 | 308 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 330 | 330 | 75 | 62 |
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