Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.6
S
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
2
NE
Period(s) (?)12121277111111111010101010101010101087888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)661650486411308351338442434354294294296296249200128125234292379345346507
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
1.87
9:43PM
1.69
8:30AM
1.75
10:52PM
1.56
9:20AM
1.60
12:23AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
-0.04
2:57AM
1.03
3:43PM
0.11
3:56AM
1.13
4:51PM
0.28
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:37-------
Sunset----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------151310153111--
Temp. °C171920191918181716182020181716151616161616151515
Feels °C (?)171914121414161514171818161514111315131313111212
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