Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 16 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 17 | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1605 | 1423 | 1121 | 933 | 1016 | 1000 | 397 | 669 | 289 | 271 | 606 | 711 | 506 | 432 | 534 | 682 | 822 | 846 | 714 | 838 | 541 | 506 | 594 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.87m | 4:58PM1.96m | 5:03AM1.97m | 5:23PM2.02m | 5:45AM2.04m | 5:48PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.87m | 10:35AM0.46m | 11:02PM0.67m | 11:12AM0.48m | 11:34PM0.50m | 11:46AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 20 | E 20 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 17 | E 10 | E 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1605 | 1423 | 1121 | 933 | 30 | 30 | 397 | 669 | 289 | 231 | 149 | 195 | 130 | 432 | 359 | 524 | 822 | 643 | 714 | 838 | 541 | 484 | 394 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 22 | E 21 | E 21 | E 20 | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 10 | E 17 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | S 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | — | 64 | 57 | 99 | 99 | 214 | 50 | 350 | 127 | 321 | 630 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 506 | 594 | 585 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 23 | 23 | 90 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 73 | 64 | 67 | 1016 | 1000 | 191 | 147 | 138 | 271 | 606 | 711 | 506 | 380 | 534 | 682 | 671 | 846 | 703 | 619 | 522 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 62 | 32 | 62 | 353 | 316 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 141 | 316 | 377 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 377 | 377 | 27 | 27 |
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