
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shida today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shida at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 83 | 110 | 272 | 351 | 228 | 160 | 106 | 215 | 200 | 264 | 214 | 143 | 86 | 139 | 171 | 113 | 297 | 788 | 956 | 1520 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.30m | 9:38AM1.20m | 6:48PM1.21m | 10:41AM1.21m | 8:05PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:10PM1.06m | 2:43AM0.45m | 4:08PM1.02m | 3:47AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 6 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
72 | 64 | 110 | 272 | 351 | 228 | 160 | 105 | 82 | 64 | 159 | 114 | 86 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 113 | 67 | 52 | 32 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 8 | ESE 10 | S 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — |
81 | 83 | 63 | 75 | 12 | 47 | 38 | 56 | 58 | 72 | 67 | 85 | 20 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 46 | 32 | — | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
119 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 62 | 128 | 106 | 215 | 200 | 264 | 214 | 143 | 37 | 139 | 171 | 134 | 297 | 788 | 956 | 1520 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 106 | 115 | 115 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
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