Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.72° N 138.22° E

Katahama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Katahama sea temperature is
25.6°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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Katahama at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
13
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
13
8
23
36
30
32
44
73
94
14
3
4
325
275
264
216
161
135
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
SW
25
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM1.80m
7:36AM1.59m
7:01PM1.75m
8:25AM1.49m
7:33PM1.67m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.78m
1:12AM0.34m
1:05PM0.88m
1:54AM0.38m
1:40PM0.99m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:39
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5:41
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5:35
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5:34
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5:31
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 mm
4
9
2
6
5
2
1
1
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Temp °C
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
21
21
21
21
24
26
28
26
22
Feels °C
24
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
20
21
21
22
25
26
26
23
20
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