Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.72° N 138.22° E

Katahama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Katahama sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Katahama at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
94
73
31
39
44
44
72
52
56
68
100
102
114
138
149
149
139
132
136
176
221
314
483
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM1.38m
9:29PM1.31m
1:42PM1.44m
00:16AM1.24m
2:30PM1.51m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.56m
5:23PM1.21m
5:40AM0.64m
7:47PM1.11m
7:11AM0.67m
8:49PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
20
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
20
20
18
18
20
20
21
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
24
26
25
25
26
26
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