Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Asakawa today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Asakawa at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Asakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 190 | 170 | 120 | 98 | 72 | 57 | 45 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 61 | 49 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.77m | 8:31AM1.66m | 8:38PM1.72m | 9:14AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.47m | 2:29PM0.58m | 3:02AM0.48m | 2:55PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 49 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 42 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 42 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 123 | 190 | 170 | 120 | 98 | 72 | 57 | 45 | 25 | 24 | — | 19 | 17 | 61 | — | 45 | 15 | 22 | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 444 | 385 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 369 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
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