Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.72° N 138.22° E

Katahama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Katahama sea temperature is
24.1°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Katahama at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.3
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
15
1.1
SE
12
1.6
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
40
32
36
42
44
52
36
64
100
100
118
131
145
145
136
136
136
520
277
319
850
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM1.38m
9:29PM1.31m
1:42PM1.44m
00:16AM1.24m
2:30PM1.51m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.56m
5:23PM1.21m
5:40AM0.64m
7:47PM1.11m
7:11AM0.67m
8:49PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:54
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5:56
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
18
18
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
22
23
23
22
24
23
23
23
25
26
26
26
26
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