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Balls Bowls surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 07 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Balls Bowls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
181 | 181 | 169 | 211 | 177 | 177 | 173 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 193 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 193 | 186 | 176 | 244 | 321 | 214 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 5:56PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 181 | 181 | 169 | 211 | 177 | 177 | 173 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 193 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 193 | 186 | 176 | 176 | 39 | 214 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 33 | 9 | 42 | — | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 100 | 128 | 119 | 97 | 156 | 244 | 321 | 183 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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