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Aoura surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 13 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 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aoura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 402 | 365 | 237 | 206 | 206 | 220 | 373 | 530 | 388 | 128 | 129 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 58 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:13PM 1.50 | 2:09AM 1.25 | 2:01PM 1.52 | 3:32AM 1.33 | 2:45PM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:29AM 0.70 | 8:06PM 0.74 | 7:37AM 0.82 | 9:04PM 0.60 | 8:44AM 0.90 | 9:48PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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