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Takegashima surfForecast / Shikoku / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 JST
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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
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Takegashima today?

The current surf forecast for Takegashima at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Takegashima. (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)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111111010101010101010131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15201030848751843746692560385280270265202191149139104104777777616161
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
1.62
7:25AM
1.66
9:09PM
1.51
7:57AM
1.59
10:06PM
1.41
8:36AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
-0.02
1:49AM
0.79
2:18PM
0.05
2:25AM
0.90
3:03PM
0.16
3:09AM
0.99
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------5:26-------5:24-------5:24-
Sunset--6:36-------6:37-------6:37-----
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
2221------------------19
Temp. °C191919181717171919201814131313181919171716161311
Feels °C (?)191920191717171612141410101010161717161614141210
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