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Takegashima surfForecast / Shikoku / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Takegashima surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Takegashima sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Takegashima today?
The current surf forecast for Takegashima at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Takegashima. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 45 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 59 | 38 | 131 | 200 | 92 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 40 | 128 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 98 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:15PM 1.48 | 12:45AM 1.32 | 1:05PM 1.48 | 2:14AM 1.35 | 1:54PM 1.51 | 3:28AM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:42PM 0.71 | 6:43AM 0.73 | 7:48PM 0.57 | 7:52AM 0.82 | 8:46PM 0.41 | 8:56AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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