Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)121111111110101111101010101111111111101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5274145143135123125128176170160146149161180164161161173176180180214214
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
0
N
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
0
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
1.28
3:17AM
1.41
1:59PM
1.31
3:54AM
1.52
3:17PM
1.45
4:23AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
0.57
8:57AM
1.02
8:55PM
0.49
9:44AM
0.84
9:47PM
0.40
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------5:50-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset--6:38-------6:39-------6:40-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------113221----------
Temp. °C202019181818181817151414141516171919191818181819
Feels °C (?)192020181817181918151414151415161717181718181718
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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