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Nomozaki surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nomozaki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nomozaki sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 103 | 83 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 2.11 | 2:10PM 2.34 | 2:36AM 2.03 | 3:04PM 2.30 | 4:10AM 2.07 | 3:54PM 2.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:30AM 1.03 | 8:39PM 1.23 | 8:37AM 1.23 | 9:45PM 1.10 | 9:48AM 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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