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Yonabaru surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 JST
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Yonabaru surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yonabaru sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yonabaru today?

The current surf forecast for Yonabaru at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Yonabaru. (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)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212121111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60858249047538336528027627121322022021620515715415111010810498737171
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.73
8:24AM
1.91
10:03PM
1.62
8:59AM
1.82
11:04PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
0.06
2:37AM
0.87
3:19PM
0.14
3:14AM
0.99
4:07PM
0.25
4:00AM
1.10
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:00------5:58-
Sunset--6:53-------6:54-------6:54-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222212121212223232222222121222324232222232324
Feels °C (?)202020202120202123232222232121212223232222222223
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