Katurahama Beach
Kōchi · Japan
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Katurahama Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Japan shoreline, opening onto the Seto Inland Sea — it catches E–SW swell, and offshore NW–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~25.3°C (77.5°F) on average
Jan
18°C
64.4°F · 15.4–19.5°C
Feb
17.2°C
63°F · 14.7–19.3°C
Mar
17.4°C
63.3°F · 15.4–19.4°C
Apr
18.8°C
65.8°F · 17–21.9°C
May
20.7°C
69.3°F · 16.8–22.8°C
Jun
23.6°C
74.5°F · 21.4–26.6°C
Jul
26.4°C
79.5°F · 23.9–29.7°C
Aug
28.1°C
82.6°F · 25.9–30.1°C
Sep
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.3–29.4°C
Oct
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.4–27.3°C
Nov
22.7°C
72.9°F · 20.6–24.4°C
Dec
20.2°C
68.4°F · 17–22.2°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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