Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 69 | 56 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.70m | 4:06PM1.56m | 1:58AM1.69m | 4:57PM1.67m | 3:08AM1.74m | 5:35PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.75m | 8:35PM1.36m | 9:37AM0.66m | 9:54PM1.33m | 10:27AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 69 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 56 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | SW 3 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 316 | 72 | 0 |
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