Katahama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.72° N 138.22° E

Katahama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Katahama sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Katahama at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
56
54
41
30
29
25
25
25
25
27
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
33
29
30
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
0
SSE
0
E
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
0
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:17AM1.38m
9:00PM1.63m
10:43AM1.25m
9:40PM1.54m
1:49PM1.24m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.59m
2:45PM0.89m
4:14AM0.62m
3:23PM1.06m
5:36AM0.65m
4:29PM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
27
27
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
28
30
29
30
30
31
31
29
29
31
29
29
30
30
31
29
29
30
30
30
29
31
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