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Asakawa surfForecast / Shikoku / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Asakawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Asakawa sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Asakawa today?
The current surf forecast for Asakawa at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Asakawa. (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 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:07AM 1.42 | 2:59PM 1.55 | 4:52AM 1.51 | 3:37PM 1.59 | 5:31AM 1.58 | 4:14PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:20AM 1.01 | 10:00PM 0.40 | 10:08AM 1.02 | 10:36PM 0.30 | 10:49AM 1.01 | 11:11PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
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