Katahama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.72° N 138.22° E

Katahama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Katahama sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Katahama today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Katahama at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
1.1
ENE
4
1.6
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
256
226
168
154
108
94
79
75
55
37
49
138
149
123
103
58
38
23
15
10
14
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:17AM1.37m
4:00PM1.58m
3:16AM1.47m
4:22PM1.63m
3:59AM1.56m
4:41PM1.67m
Low Tide
9:30PM1.10m
9:08AM0.57m
10:02PM0.97m
9:51AM0.54m
10:27PM0.84m
10:25AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:44
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
26
27
28
26
26
24
24
24
23
22
24
23
23
22
22
22
24
25
26
24
24
Feels °C
28
26
26
29
28
28
26
25
24
24
23
21
20
22
22
23
23
24
24
27
26
28
26
27
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