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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 28 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nichinan today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nichinan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | |
112 | 97 | 90 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 105 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.72m | 5:06PM1.65m | 4:15AM1.76m | 5:48PM1.73m | 4:48AM1.81m | 6:26PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.38m | 10:33PM0.90m | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:13PM0.93m | 11:38AM0.20m | 11:50PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 112 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 37 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 26 | 40 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | E 11 |
| kJ | 62 | 50 | 36 | 19 | 73 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 105 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | NNE 4 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | E 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 97 | 5 | 53 | 74 | 5 | 39 | — | 41 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 303 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 684 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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