Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shida today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shida at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
189 | 257 | 156 | 146 | 116 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 125 | 120 | 84 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 163 | 158 | 153 | 148 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.36m | 2:57AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.40m | 3:40AM1.45m | 5:00PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.21m | 9:38PM0.89m | 9:54AM0.18m | 10:08PM0.78m | 10:24AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
189 | 257 | 156 | 146 | 116 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 125 | 120 | 53 | 38 | 125 | 153 | 134 | 106 | 79 | 148 | 77 | 90 | 70 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 12 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
139 | 101 | 94 | 113 | 91 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 84 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 163 | 158 | 153 | 56 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 12 | E 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
127 | 117 | 115 | 101 | 103 | 71 | 47 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 80 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
29 | 58 | 34 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 71 | 62 | 55 | 84 | 5 | 10 | — | 22 | 25 | 27 | — | 44 | 68 | 52 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1024 | 91 | 104 | 104 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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