Nichinan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.60° N 131.41° E

Issued: 8 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nichinan sea temperature is

26.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nichinan today (30 Oct):

Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (30 Oct)	-	-
Evening (30 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 29		Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 21	ESE 19	ESE 18	ESE 18
Wave Graph
kJ	71	51	51	60	102	101	93	212	205	244	325	407	370	410	410	584	794	1324
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	N	SSE	WSW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		7:23PM2.04m					9:14AM1.86m			8:02PM1.94m					10:18AM1.72m			8:50PM1.79m
Low Tide				2:21AM0.07m				2:27PM1.15m					3:14AM0.19m				3:22PM1.24m


	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	21	19	20	22	23	21	19	17	16	16	18	20	22	20	18
Feels °C	21	21	21	20	19	21	22	22	21	18	15	14	14	17	19	21	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 18
kJ	71	51	51	54	49	49	93	212	205	244	325	407	370	410	410	356	308	1324
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 10	S 4	S 4	S 4	E 23	ESE 21	ESE 22	ESE 21	ESE 21	ESE 19	ESE 18	E 10
kJ	21	42	40	60	102	101	47	9	13	6	10	45	91	244	378	584	794	320
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	E 18	SE 5	SE 16	—	E 18	ESE 15	WSW 4	NNE 6	ESE 14	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	9	9	14	6	5	5	—	6	4	11	—	6	43	2	7	105	123	86
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SE 5	SE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SW 4	—	W 2	WNW 2	WNW 4	N 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	12	6	7	5	6	11	12	21	—	1	1	7	16	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Curren's Point Kyu Shu	Curren's Point Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	6	6	18	18	6	0	6	6	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5

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