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Californias surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 JST
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Californias surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Californias sea temperature is
22.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Californias today?

The current surf forecast for Californias at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.7
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)67666666666101066699969966
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393230201213787440011116161506711
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.34
4:35PM
1.51
6:49AM
1.44
5:22PM
1.57
7:19AM
1.53
6:03PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.37
11:05AM
1.04
11:52PM
0.26
11:58AM
0.99
12:28AM
0.16
12:38PM
0.93
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset-----5:57-------5:58-------5:59--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C171818192020191920191919202020191919191920212020
Feels °C (?)131414161719181717161617171818171717171617181617
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