Balls Bowls surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 JST
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Balls Bowls surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balls Bowls sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Balls Bowls today?

The current surf forecast for Balls Bowls at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)--
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Balls Bowls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
181
181
181
203
199
206
211
173
173
184
184
154
154
158
193
193
164
164
205
223
214
214
218
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SE
5
S
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
NW
15
N
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03PM1.53m
8:52AM1.69m
10:56PM1.46m
9:33AM1.60m
00:04AM1.43m
10:33AM1.50m
Low Tide
3:09AM1.04m
3:59PM0.44m
3:53AM1.10m
4:51PM0.53m
5:03AM1.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:46
5:46
5:45
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7:01
7:02
7:02
7:04
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
24
23
22
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
22
22
23
23
24
25
25
27
28
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
23
15
17
16
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
181
181
181
181
203
199
206
211
173
173
184
184
154
154
158
193
193
164
164
205
223
214
214
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
64
60
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NNE
3
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
61
160
181
166
154
154
176
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
636
15
15
45
0
0
41
14
0
0
0
0
15
55
45
0
34
647
638
638
636
636
638
979
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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