Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 12 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)101010111111111110111111111111111212121212131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146146149161164164161161125161180180176176214256336341378517591601610865
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
WSW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
1.52
3:17PM
1.45
4:23AM
1.63
4:12PM
1.61
4:50AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
0.49
9:44AM
0.84
9:47PM
0.40
10:20AM
0.63
10:30PM
0.34
10:53AM
0.42
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----5:48-------5:48-------5:47---
Sunset6:39-------6:40-------6:40-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-158841--------111----11
Temp. °C191614141516171818181818181819181818181717181919
Feels °C (?)191514121314161717171717181819181818181717202021
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