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Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama) surfForecast / Shizuoka / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 JST
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Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama) sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama) today?

The current surf forecast for Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama) at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1313121212121111111111101010101010101010771010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116411299809337827566854864193873723162461871874183562949694767354120
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
1.45
6:18AM
1.50
8:37PM
1.36
6:44AM
1.44
9:41PM
1.29
7:13AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
-0.02
12:56AM
0.88
1:28PM
0.03
1:29AM
0.98
2:10PM
0.12
2:10AM
1.06
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------5:05-------5:05-------5:03-
Sunset--6:19-------6:20-------6:21-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C191917171717171820191817161516171919171716171718
Feels °C (?)171716171817171617171615131315161917161614141515
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