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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 11 Mar 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
19.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111111111110121211151414141414778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4248404041417093112142142135121336336341336327428569827875865808
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglassononglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
1.49
1:05AM
1.18
10:24AM
1.38
3:56AM
1.27
12:27PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
1.02
5:11PM
0.57
4:20AM
1.15
6:56PM
0.62
8:04AM
1.20
8:48PM
0.54
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise-6:30-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----6:17-------6:19-------6:20---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1111---1-----------
Temp. °C101113131312111010111213111010989111210876
Feels °C (?)7810101010876679554222320-1-2-2
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