Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 350 | 302 | 272 | 186 | 151 | 130 | 105 | 81 | 75 | 203 | 103 | 136 | 110 | 128 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 32 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:52AM2.01m | 8:45PM1.92m | 7:43AM1.96m | 9:31PM1.86m | 8:37AM1.86m | 10:15PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM-0.09m | 2:11AM1.02m | 2:40PM0.01m | 3:02AM0.99m | 3:28PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 412 | 350 | 11 | 272 | 183 | 147 | 130 | 105 | 81 | 55 | 77 | 44 | 40 | 31 | 61 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 2 | 97 | 186 | 151 | 103 | 81 | 59 | 15 | 55 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 203 | 103 | 136 | 110 | 128 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 32 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 27 | 212 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 330 | 303 | 303 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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