Nichinan Surf Break

Nichinan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.60° N 131.41° E

Issued: 2 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nichinan sea temperature is
24.5° C

1.7°C colder than average for this time of year

Nichinan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nichinan today (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (26 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
!
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
427
409
393
389
367
590
2722
1686
1054
794
550
385
264
193
154
125
104
96
69
69
71
77
64
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:01PM1.64m
3:36AM1.75m
5:43PM1.74m
4:20AM1.80m
6:20PM1.80m
5:00AM1.85m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.50m
10:07PM1.16m
10:43AM0.41m
10:56PM1.15m
11:22AM0.32m
11:37PM1.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
27
28
26
23
22
22
22
24
25
25
26
24
23
22
22
24
26
26
25
23
21
21
21
24
Feels °C
29
30
29
24
21
21
20
24
29
28
29
26
25
23
23
25
28
26
26
25
23
23
23
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
10
1.6
S
9
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
40
427
409
393
389
367
399
2722
1686
1054
596
430
345
264
193
154
125
104
96
69
69
71
77
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
13
1.6
SSW
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
16
41
26
25
35
35
590
582
862
682
565
402
254
177
127
72
25
25
46
30
58
27
27
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
15
0.1
E
18
1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ESE
16
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
15
Energy kJ
6
15
7
31
14
58
6
68
35
30
24
24
13
5
25
1
1
20
20
25
23
43
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
0.4
NE
2
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
2
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
9
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
470
1
56
98
133
195
154
794
550
385
18
24
10
70
100
18
19
25
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
32
27
27
27
27
212
27
0
18
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
141
20
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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