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Hakashita surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hakashita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hakashita sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hakashita today?
The current surf forecast for Hakashita at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hakashita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 71 | 70 | 55 | 104 | 133 | 282 | 187 | 182 | 234 | 202 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 189 | 320 | 269 | 165 | 132 | 132 | 90 | 60 | 84 | 110 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:27AM 1.33 | 1:07PM 1.59 | 2:07AM 1.35 | 1:53PM 1.60 | 3:23AM 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:50PM 0.91 | 6:24AM 0.85 | 8:00PM 0.79 | 7:36AM 0.96 | 8:54PM 0.66 | 8:43AM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 |
| Sunset | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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