
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Katahama today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Katahama at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Katahama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 10 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 6 | SSE 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 75 | 7 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.67m | 4:35AM1.63m | 4:59PM1.70m | 5:09AM1.68m | 5:19PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.54m | 10:50PM0.72m | 10:53AM0.55m | 11:13PM0.60m | 11:17AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 9 |
2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 11 | — | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 19 | — | 10 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 75 | 149 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 186 | 236 | 2462 | 2462 | 260 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 212 | 178 | 161 | 179 | 764 | 236 | 716 | 13 |
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