Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Katahama today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Katahama at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Katahama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1668 | 1640 | 1462 | 1266 | 1256 | 1115 | 1210 | 437 | 475 | 368 | 315 | 308 | 276 | 195 | 217 | 313 | 453 | 559 | 593 | 555 | 477 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:05AM1.40m | 3:30PM1.61m | 3:50AM1.49m | 3:53PM1.64m | 4:28AM1.55m | 4:14PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.68m | 9:56PM0.66m | 9:49AM0.70m | 10:22PM0.54m | 10:20AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1668 | 1640 | 1462 | 1266 | 1256 | 1115 | 1210 | 1179 | 1155 | 1006 | 1016 | 1373 | 1240 | 1155 | 989 | 1004 | 1059 | 1139 | 1435 | 1647 | 1874 | 2007 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | S 16 | W 6 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | SE 9 | ESE 7 | — | SW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 146 | 64 | 28 | 264 | 5 | — | 525 | 290 | 276 | 544 | — | 75 | 217 | — | 447 | — | — | 558 | 718 | 346 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 46 | 56 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | E 10 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 198 | 170 | — | 120 | 100 | 345 | 374 | 437 | 475 | 368 | 315 | 308 | 276 | 195 | — | 313 | 453 | 559 | 593 | 555 | 477 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 2 | 6 | 415 | 415 | 138 | 137 | 124 | 124 | 130 | 85 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 132 | 103 | 13 | 13 |
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