Suicide Cliffs surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 21 May 2026 JST
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Suicide Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Suicide Cliffs sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Suicide Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Suicide Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
8
13
14
27
43
43
40
26
28
24
21
20
7
20
24
27
25
36
42
45
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:29PM1.75m
9:24AM1.94m
11:29PM1.67m
10:21AM1.79m
00:33AM1.61m
11:37AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:44AM1.01m
4:32PM0.18m
4:43AM1.05m
5:31PM0.37m
5:55AM1.06m
6:37PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:10
7:12
1
1
2
6
5
4
1
3
6
3
2
7
3
Temp °C
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
27
27
28
26
27
26
27
27
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
289
248
264
235
197
248
197
197
197
197
193
189
189
153
153
153
153
144
144
144
164
149
149
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
SE
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
27
43
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
3
6
1
4
7
42
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
NE
10
0.2
W
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
2
4
3
2
2
1
7
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
8
13
14
43
40
26
28
24
21
20
6
20
24
27
25
36
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
13
13
13
44
593
90
90
13
13
13
13
5
13
13
13
13
13
90
593
13
13
13
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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