
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Katahama today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Katahama at 5AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Katahama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | ESE 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 35 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.58m | 11:23AM1.19m | 10:54PM1.52m | 1:49PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.78m | 5:12AM0.68m | 4:21PM0.95m | 6:32AM0.63m | 5:31PM1.11m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 5 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 5 |
55 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 24 | 51 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 60 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 8 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | — | 35 | 55 | 92 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 105 | 61 | 41 | 25 | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 397 | 1303 | 661 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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