Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 791 | 1038 | 1320 | 1449 | 1420 | 1449 | 1320 | 1320 | 4723 | 6979 | 6243 | 4908 | 4691 | 4482 | 4243 | 4243 | 4482 | 4513 | 4835 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.55m | 9:26PM1.76m | 1:20PM1.50m | 10:15PM1.64m | 3:30PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM1.35m | 5:07AM0.84m | 4:37PM1.46m | 6:49AM0.88m | 8:06PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 217 | 663 | 4723 | 6979 | 6243 | 4908 | 4691 | 4482 | 4243 | 4243 | 4482 | 4513 | 4835 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 20 | ESE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 128 | 832 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 22 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 576 | 791 | 1038 | 1320 | 1449 | 1420 | 1449 | 1320 | 1320 | 1022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 316 | 354 | 141 | 99 | 27 | 308 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 6 |
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