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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
20.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)5511101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)859833888888888888888822
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
1.60
10:14PM
1.36
10:51AM
1.54
11:20PM
1.22
11:28AM
1.50
1:03AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
0.67
4:22AM
0.54
5:25PM
0.66
4:59AM
0.75
6:35PM
0.65
5:52AM
0.93
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset-5:27-------5:28-------5:29------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8111077779141613121197677653112
Feels °C (?)576333458108631-1-1-1-101-3-4-4-1
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