Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Katahama today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Katahama at 2PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Katahama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 102 | 112 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.25m | 9:40PM1.54m | 1:49PM1.24m | 10:40PM1.45m | 3:42PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.62m | 3:23PM1.06m | 5:36AM0.65m | 4:29PM1.22m | 7:17AM0.62m | 7:59PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 51 | 78 | 84 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 146 | 166 | 163 | 161 | 158 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 102 | 112 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 30 | 31 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 105 | 208 | 208 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 65 | 6 | 6 |
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