Nichinan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.60° N 131.41° E

Issued: 2 pm 28 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 (28 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 28				Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	132	106	103	93	54	56	50	57	57	57	71	51	51	68	102	101	100	128	164	390
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	ESE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:48PM2.10m				8:19AM1.98m				7:23PM2.04m					9:14AM1.86m			8:02PM1.94m
Low Tide		1:06PM0.90m				1:34AM-0.00m				1:44PM1.03m				2:21AM0.07m				2:27PM1.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	19	18	18	17	17	18	20	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	23	24	21	19
Feels °C	15	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	21	21	21	20	21	21	21	22	22	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 12
kJ	49	49	48	50	54	56	15	57	57	57	71	51	51	68	55	75	100	128	164	390
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	—	—	—	NE 8	ENE 7	E 10	E 16	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 16
kJ	1	—	—	—	2	10	50	5	18	17	12	13	8	7	102	101	93	90	121	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	—	W 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	SE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 7	ESE 4	NE 4	E 18	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	—	1	5	5	—	10	22	21	42	40	60	18	3	1	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4
kJ	132	106	103	93	77	36	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	6	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Unnamed Kyu Shu	Ozaki Shikoku	Ozaki Shikoku	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Unnamed Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	72	328	328	0	1	0	0	0	249	330	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	6	6	0
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Rating (10 max)	1			2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5

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