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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nichinan today?
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
10 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 220 | 420 | 279 | 235 | 207 | 138 | 85 | 76 | 78 | 53 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.69m | 5:01AM1.77m | 5:56PM1.76m | 5:27AM1.82m | 6:32PM1.80m | 5:53AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.58m | 11:30AM0.23m | 11:39PM0.64m | 12:00PM0.14m | 00:11AM0.71m | 12:30PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 10 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 74 | 13 | 177 | 279 | 226 | 207 | 138 | 85 | 76 | 78 | 53 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 263 | 235 | 164 | 107 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | NE 5 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 30 | 88 | 98 | 120 | 107 | 65 | 220 | 420 | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 795 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 2023 | 715 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 354 | 359 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 303 |
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