Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Asakawa today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Asakawa at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Asakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
341 | 398 | 375 | 313 | 313 | 224 | 156 | 85 | 110 | 87 | 103 | 103 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 107 | 75 | 38 | 30 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.73m | 5:36AM1.78m | 6:30PM1.78m | 6:12AM1.83m | 6:52PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.72m | 12:05PM0.20m | 00:18AM0.60m | 12:33PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 7 |
35 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 156 | 78 | 14 | 62 | 23 | 67 | 31 | 31 | 76 | 55 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 11 |
11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | E 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 9 |
10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
341 | 398 | 375 | 313 | 313 | 224 | 149 | 85 | 110 | 87 | 103 | 103 | 73 | 69 | 24 | 107 | 75 | 38 | 30 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
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