Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 200 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 200 | 240 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 175 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:28AM2.14m | 8:10PM2.07m | 8:11AM2.04m | 8:36PM2.04m | 8:53AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.32m | 2:09AM0.67m | 2:24PM0.52m | 2:46AM0.65m | 2:54PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 200 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 200 | 240 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 175 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 377 | 377 | 316 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 622 | 622 | 316 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 686 | 27 | 25 |
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