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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 JST
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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
20.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
NE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)999999999991010101010108888688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333333283232323232483235383233333343454443464039
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		glassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
1.59
6:21AM
1.63
5:03PM
1.67
6:51AM
1.68
5:41PM
1.73
7:20AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.99
11:24PM
0.11
11:40AM
0.92
12:00AM
0.01
12:13PM
0.86
12:33AM
-0.06
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset-5:32-------5:34-------5:35------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716151414131316171515141313131516151414131213
Feels °C (?)161515141313121114151313131111121314141312111012
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