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Ikei Island surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ikei Island today?

The current surf forecast for Ikei Island at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212111212121111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)660649560543448353344276262257262216213202195151149112108102100747373
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
1.80
8:29AM
1.96
10:11PM
1.67
9:11AM
1.85
11:20PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.85
3:24PM
0.10
3:23AM
0.99
4:19PM
0.24
4:19AM
1.10
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:56-
Sunset--6:52-------6:53-------6:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322212021212223242321212121222223232323232324
Feels °C (?)212120202020202123242321222222212022222322222123
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