Nichinan Surf Break

Nichinan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.60° N 131.41° E

Issued: 2 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nichinan sea temperature is
25.9° C

1.3°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
19
0.4
SE
18
0.4
ESE
18
0.6
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
18
0.9
ESE
15
1
ESE
16
1
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
14
1.2
SE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
14
2
SE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
27
15
15
25
19
24
24
36
79
127
181
121
372
506
437
553
597
626
893
1103
1031
2267
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:31PM1.81m
8:47AM1.77m
10:04PM1.81m
9:36AM1.70m
10:39PM1.81m
10:35AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.94m
3:22PM0.43m
3:56AM0.89m
4:00PM0.56m
4:48AM0.84m
4:45PM0.73m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
28
31
31
30
26
25
26
26
27
29
30
29
26
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
32
32
32
29
28
29
29
29
31
31
32
29
28
29
29
32
32
32
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
18
0.4
ESE
18
0.6
ESE
16
0.5
SE
14
0.9
ESE
15
1
ESE
16
1
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
14
1.2
SE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
14
2
SE
17
Energy kJ
26
25
27
15
15
25
15
24
24
24
79
127
181
102
372
506
437
553
597
626
893
1103
1031
2267
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
7
0.2
ESE
19
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
18
0.1
S
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.8
SE
18
0.3
SW
7
Energy kJ
11
13
13
11
13
10
15
2
1
36
13
12
33
121
1
6
11
4
12
12
4
14
396
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
3
1
3
4
1
4
10
3
3
2
11
8
6
35
3
12
12
12
2
2
12
12
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
1
WSW
7
Energy kJ
24
17
15
14
14
19
19
12
12
17
26
28
25
24
19
14
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
24
62
0
1
1
24
62
62
62
316
303
0
0
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
330
27
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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