Ikei Island surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 JST
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Ikei Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ikei Island sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ikei Island today?

The current surf forecast for Ikei Island at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
244
244
216
264
248
264
226
226
214
166
166
166
179
179
166
179
145
132
129
126
139
126
126
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16PM1.79m
8:19AM1.97m
10:12PM1.70m
9:08AM1.85m
11:12PM1.62m
10:07AM1.70m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.93m
3:19PM0.05m
3:25AM1.00m
4:14PM0.20m
4:28AM1.05m
5:14PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:09
7:10
1
3
2
2
3
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
25
23
24
23
23
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
28
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
235
244
244
216
264
248
264
226
226
214
166
166
166
179
179
166
179
145
132
129
126
139
126
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
17
7
7
6
7
17
50
45
31
28
18
16
16
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
6
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
6
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
9
15
15
27
43
68
4
3
4
3
22
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
17
46
8
0
0
0
33
46
46
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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