Hebara (Katsuura) surf forecast, webcam & sea temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Live cam by wowpowcom via YouTube
Current conditions
Right now at Hebara (Katsuura): 11 kts ENE, gusts 17, 3.3 m waves, water 22 °C — very big, experts only.
7-day forecast
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| 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | |
| Wind | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Gusts | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Temperature | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| Rain (mm) | 1.6 | 3 | 4 | 4.9 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 23.2 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
🔒 Days 4–7 are Pro — The free plan shows the first 3 forecast days. Go Pro to see the whole week.
Surf forecast
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| 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | |
| Surf (est.) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Primary swell | 0.314s↑ | 0.216s↑ | 0.215s↑ | 4.211s↑ | 3.811s↑ | 3.411s↑ | 2.910s↑ | 2.610s↑ | 2.310s↑ | 2.010s↑ | 1.99s↑ | 2.012s↑ | 2.213s↑ | 2.012s↑ | 2.211s↑ | 1.410s↑ | 1.610s↑ | 1.310s↑ | 1.19s↑ | 1.07s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.212s↑ | 0.213s↑ | 0.214s↑ | 0.215s↑ | 0.314s↑ | 0.413s↑ | 0.512s↑ | 0.812s↑ | 0.912s↑ | 1.112s↑ | 1.412s↑ | 1.612s↑ | 1.69s↑ | 1.510s↑ | 1.39s↑ | 1.18s↑ | 1.28s↑ | 1.08s↑ | 0.99s↑ | 0.99s↑ |
| Wind waves | 2.99s↑ | 3.610s↑ | 3.910s↑ | 2.57s↑ | 1.14s↑ | 1.46s↑ | 1.07s↑ | 1.06s↑ | 1.16s↑ | 1.15s↑ | 1.15s↑ | 1.14s↑ | 1.26s↑ | 1.37s↑ | 1.49s↑ | 1.510s↑ | 0.96s↑ | 0.32s↑ | 1.25s↑ | 1.16s↑ |
| Waves | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Period | 8s | 9s | 10s | 10s | 11s | 11s | 11s | 11s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 11s | 12s | 12s | 11s | 10s | 10s | 9s | 9s | 9s |
| Power | 39 | 52 | 73 | 72 | 86 | 70 | 56 | 47 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Groundswell | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Katsuura, Chiba
- Water: Sea
- Sports: Surf
Hebara is a beach district of Katsuura, a small city on the south-east coast of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba, about 70 to 80 km from central Tokyo. Two-thirds of Katsuura is hilly, and the Boso hills drop to sandy ground only near the coast, and Hebara is an open sandy beach on this stretch of coast. Because the warm Kuroshio Current runs close offshore, summers and winters here are mild and the annual temperature range is narrow. Surfers know the spot as Hebara Point, and two live cams watch it: a sunset camera at the car park and this one, Hebara (1) from wowpowcom, which looks over the road and the vegetation towards the sea and the surf line. Open to the Pacific on its south-eastern side, the beach picks up swell that is blocked from the Tokyo Bay beaches, and typhoon season in late summer and autumn can bring powerful surf. The nearest railway is the JR Sotobo Line at Katsuura. Compare the live picture with the surf forecast and wind direction here: an offshore northerly or north-westerly wind is what tidies the waves on this coast.
Hebara (Katsuura) FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at Hebara (Katsuura)?
- Yes. The live beach webcam for Hebara (Katsuura) is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
