Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nichinan today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 11AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | E 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9772 | 10837 | 12989 | 14531 | 14784 | 15084 | 16110 | 17157 | 19219 | 17356 | 21165 | 22070 | 23859 | 23825 | 18486 | 18659 | 17998 | 22024 | 13872 | 12466 | 10837 | 8551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.75m | 10:19PM1.93m | 11:29AM1.64m | 11:02PM1.88m | 1:17PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.69m | 4:02PM0.92m | 5:05AM0.67m | 4:49PM1.14m | 6:17AM0.66m | 6:03PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 9772 | 10837 | 12989 | 14531 | 14784 | 15084 | 16110 | 17157 | 16987 | 15840 | 18018 | 20210 | 22356 | 18080 | 18486 | 18659 | 17998 | 15529 | 13872 | 12466 | 10837 | 8551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19219 | 17356 | 21165 | 22070 | 23859 | 23825 | 2378 | 2378 | 2674 | 22024 | 3155 | 3534 | 3499 | 4261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 308 | 380 | 859 | 377 | 99 | 249 | 141 | 141 | 380 | 857 | 818 | 818 | 358 | 358 | 499 | 818 | 807 | 807 | 818 |
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