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Nichinan surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 JST
Forecast 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
18.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nichinan today?

The current surf forecast for Nichinan at 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (26 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
NE
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)9101010104410111010912999711867766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222446444443388736332736353433
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
NE
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
1.41
10:48AM
1.62
12:09AM
1.29
11:36AM
1.56
2:25AM
1.28
12:49PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
0.66
5:41PM
0.43
5:18AM
0.90
7:04PM
0.39
6:53AM
1.10
8:36PM
0.29
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise---7:11-------7:09-------7:09----
Sunset-----5:42-------5:43-------5:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C655691010887781214111098661012107
Feels °C (?)2112675332348118765227972
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