Katahama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.72° N 138.22° E

Issued: 2 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Katahama sea temperature is

22.4°C

Katahama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Katahama today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Katahama at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	!	!	!	3	3	4	4	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	623	477	454	394	343	314	303	297	1251	1871	2078	1742	1546	1439	1682	1806	2328	2537	2058	1231	704	387	190	190	176	136	100
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	NE	E	ESE	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:04AM1.23m				2:14PM1.52m				2:26AM1.31m				2:48PM1.56m					3:21AM1.40m				3:16PM1.59m				4:05AM1.47m
Low Tide				7:17AM0.70m				8:45PM0.80m				8:20AM0.73m					9:23PM0.65m				9:09AM0.76m				9:54PM0.52m


	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11
	—	—	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:49	—	—	—	—	4:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	16	15	16	16	16	17	16	17	17	18	19	19	18	19	19	18	19	21	21	18	17	15	14	13
Feels °C	17	15	13	10	9	10	9	11	12	12	15	18	18	20	21	20	19	16	11	12	13	12	10	9	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	623	477	454	394	343	314	303	297	247	1871	2078	1742	1546	1439	1092	1806	2328	2537	2058	1231	704	387	190	190	176	136	100
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	WSW 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 12	S 13	S 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8
kJ	113	4	12	24	24	25	151	112	110	196	446	759	1020	1335	1682	934	791	596	442	314	214	218	173	64	64	25	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	ESE 11	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	—	—	SE 9	—
kJ	10	12	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	13	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 8	E 8	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	NE 5	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	WNW 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 7
kJ	—	116	148	170	306	355	750	962	1251	45	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	209	295	295	372	377	335	377	558
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Teba Shima Shikoku	Gomoda Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Gomoda Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Malibu Chiba	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Usami Shizuoka	Usami Shizuoka	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Usami Shizuoka	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Sakawa River Kanagawa
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	13	94	94	369	334	351	334	150	198	2	13	13	2	2	2	210	103	85	85	103	85	103	103	103	103
Best forecast wave conditions in Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach	Akabane Long Beach	Akabane Long Beach	Akabane Long Beach	Akabane Long Beach							Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama)	Akabane Long Beach	Omaezaki	Omaezaki	Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama)	Suruga Bay			Usami	Usami		Usami
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3							4	4	4	4	4	4			1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Matsube Bay Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Matsube Bay Chiba	Matsube Bay Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Matsube Bay Chiba	Matsube Bay Chiba	Matsube Bay Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Mera Chiba
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5	6

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