Katahama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.72° N 138.22° E

Katahama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Katahama sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Katahama at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
112
100
71
69
48
48
47
30
55
27
27
16
26
26
30
41
78
154
181
31
20
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:42AM1.34m
8:51PM1.59m
11:47AM1.25m
9:34PM1.48m
2:56PM1.34m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.56m
2:44PM1.03m
4:27AM0.62m
3:30PM1.19m
6:01AM0.65m
6:23PM1.30m
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:09
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
5
7
8
22
13
9
3
Temp °C
25
27
29
28
29
27
25
25
25
26
26
26
24
22
21
21
21
22
21
22
22
23
Feels °C
29
32
31
29
30
30
27
28
30
31
30
28
25
23
22
21
21
20
19
21
20
20
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