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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
19.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313131312127771413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5365295214314193363082432391841811781731251231238082759390575655
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NE
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		onglassonglasscross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
1.94
6:54AM
1.89
7:15PM
1.95
7:20AM
1.91
7:57PM
1.91
7:46AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.16
1:02PM
0.10
1:18AM
0.28
1:37PM
0.01
1:50AM
0.45
2:15PM
-0.02
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:16--
Sunset6:23-------6:24-------6:24-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------1---14
Temp. °C171414131114151615151413121415151514141515161716
Feels °C (?)16131412101212131211977811111313131414141413
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