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Tengan surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tengan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tengan sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tengan today?
The current surf forecast for Tengan at 10AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tengan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 332 | 220 | 139 | 162 | 342 | 419 | 337 | 287 | 270 | 284 | 246 | 222 | 193 | 208 | 267 | 32 | 457 | 725 | 1268 | 1693 | 1764 | 1653 | 1422 | 818 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:18PM 1.44 | 12:54PM 1.55 | 12:53AM 1.33 | 1:46PM 1.56 | 2:31AM 1.31 | 2:33PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:00AM 0.57 | 7:15PM 0.88 | 7:01AM 0.72 | 8:31PM 0.75 | 8:06AM 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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