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Aoura surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Aoura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aoura sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aoura today?
The current surf forecast for Aoura at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aoura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 87 | 115 | 128 | 240 | 219 | 143 | 347 | 293 | 347 | 375 | 212 | 144 | 139 | 165 | 200 | 179 | 349 | 347 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:31AM 1.54 | 10:49PM 1.36 | 12:22PM 1.51 | 12:23AM 1.25 | 1:13PM 1.50 | 2:09AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:27PM 0.94 | 5:29AM 0.54 | 6:50PM 0.86 | 6:29AM 0.70 | 8:06PM 0.74 | 7:37AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 |
| Sunset | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
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