Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 3AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 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 afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 131 | 131 | 109 | 106 | 98 | 86 | 81 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:15PM2.09m | 7:06AM2.12m | 7:38PM2.11m | 7:44AM2.10m | 8:02PM2.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.67m | 1:22PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.58m | 1:51PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 131 | 131 | 109 | 106 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 20 | 32 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 328 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 330 | 330 | 316 | 27 |
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