Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3294 | 2542 | 2074 | 1598 | 1369 | 1204 | 969 | 797 | 686 | 596 | 507 | 479 | 392 | 332 | 230 | 190 | 183 | 139 | 133 | 138 | 143 | 79 | 82 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.87m | 5:30PM1.89m | 4:11AM1.95m | 6:19PM1.97m | 5:08AM2.04m | 7:03PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.22m | 10:47PM1.23m | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:41PM1.17m | 12:07PM-0.01m | 00:29AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3294 | 2542 | 2074 | 1598 | 1369 | 1204 | 969 | 797 | 686 | 596 | 507 | 27 | 392 | 332 | 230 | 190 | 183 | 139 | 133 | 138 | 143 | 79 | 82 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 19 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 479 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 10 | — | 5 | 53 | 4 | 34 | 35 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 6 | 330 | 330 | 316 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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