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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
18.3° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (16 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.6
NE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010688878711111111111010991011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)929078757472188525476264193165127121116112184286214192144795457
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
S
10
W
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.74
6:49AM
1.73
6:09PM
1.82
7:13AM
1.77
6:45PM
1.86
7:37AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.73
12:14AM
-0.05
12:25PM
0.60
12:44AM
-0.08
12:55PM
0.48
1:13AM
-0.05
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:52
Sunset--6:00-------6:01-------6:01-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C16171613131211111112121211108913141188778
Feels °C (?)1515141110976791010974476424435
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