Nichinan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.60° N 131.41° E

Issued: 8 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nichinan sea temperature is

26.1° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 3PM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	17s
Evening (10 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10						Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	8354	8649	9242	9423	9411	9739	9985	9888	9803	9914	10080	9900	8522	7147	5771	3999	2918	2359	1892	1556	1369	1207	1076	828
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					3:08PM1.64m			2:03AM1.82m					4:29PM1.77m				3:08AM1.87m				5:30PM1.89m
Low Tide		8:08AM0.54m				8:17PM1.21m					9:17AM0.38m				9:40PM1.25m				10:20AM0.22m				10:47PM1.23m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	7:21
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	29	29	28	27	27	26
Feels °C	29	28	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	31	30	31	30	32	32	33	32	32	32	33	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	8354	8649	9242	9423	9411	9739	9985	9888	9803	9914	10080	9900	8522	7147	5771	3999	2918	2359	1892	1556	1369	1207	1076	828
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	—	E 8	—	E 8	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	1320	—	35	—	35	39	26	39	39	25	40	29	30	47	30	30	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	SE 15	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	8	—	27	—	—	—	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	35	35	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	7	8	2	2	9	4	9	3	9	9	9	8	6	5	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	212	212	377	348	212	212	72	308	75	212	348	330	330	27	27	27	20	27	330	330	6	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1			2	2	9		9	3				8	6	5	4	4			4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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