Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Katahama today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Katahama at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Katahama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 145 | 92 | 146 | 293 | 154 | 256 | 284 | 356 | 340 | 338 | 165 | 109 | 58 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.76m | 7:56AM1.54m | 6:59PM1.70m | 8:51AM1.45m | 7:35PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.29m | 1:12PM0.98m | 2:04AM0.35m | 1:55PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 6 | W 5 | E 10 | E 10 | W 5 | — | W 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 184 | 145 | 92 | 59 | 27 | 50 | 51 | 2 | — | 1 | 241 | 165 | 109 | 58 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 92 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | W 5 | SW 7 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | ENE 2 |
| kJ | 80 | 104 | 105 | 146 | 293 | 154 | 256 | 284 | 356 | 340 | 338 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 39 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 65 | 352 | 13 | 373 | 236 | 13 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 65 | 13 | 179 |
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