Nichinan Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.60° N 131.41° E

Nichinan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nichinan sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.3° 

Nichinan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nichinan today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
1
ESE
13
0.7
E
13
1.1
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
180
173
170
384
173
174
197
212
212
199
199
199
217
227
299
305
351
351
289
289
283
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
0
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:14AM2.12m
7:21PM2.12m
7:53AM2.04m
7:45PM2.09m
8:32AM1.93m
8:08PM2.04m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.56m
1:37AM0.47m
1:47PM0.73m
2:10AM0.48m
2:14PM0.91m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:22
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
31
32
32
32
30
30
31
30
32
32
32
30
29
30
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
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