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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 14 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nichinan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nichinan sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nichinan today?
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
254 | 207 | 203 | 203 | 207 | 207 | 220 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 266 | 262 | 175 | 104 | 112 | 313 | 149 | 355 | 381 | 439 | 454 | 450 | 443 | 443 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.76m | 4:39PM1.77m | 4:25AM1.84m | 5:30PM1.89m | 4:59AM1.92m | 6:19PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.60m | 10:14AM0.32m | 10:30PM0.64m | 10:55AM0.11m | 11:14PM0.71m | 11:36AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 254 | 207 | 203 | 203 | 207 | 207 | 220 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 266 | 262 | 175 | 104 | 102 | 30 | 79 | 213 | 381 | 439 | 9 | 9 | 443 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 44 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | E 16 | S 6 | ESE 11 | — | SE 15 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 44 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 28 | 82 | 112 | 313 | 149 | 355 | — | — | 454 | 450 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2023 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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