Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 16 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 10AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)161514141516151515151515151414161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)190918601521152118601909158515631563158514411460132512891179162230982721272125452513241818251695
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
1.82
5:42PM
1.89
5:43AM
1.89
6:25PM
1.97
6:12AM
1.94
7:10PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.33
11:26AM
0.21
11:44PM
0.37
12:01PM
0.03
12:20AM
0.47
12:38PM
-0.10
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--5:46-------5:43-------5:43-----
Sunset------6:43-------6:43-------6:44-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C191918192020191818181920212019191919191920201919
Feels °C (?)201814131515161516151717171615161818181819191818
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