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  • Gale Advisory (強風注意報) · Shika Town: winds up to 34 mph at sea, take care. Until further notice. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), issued today at 10:21 am · Public Data License 1.0
    Official text

    Japanese

    石川県暴風(雪)警報・注意報

    能登では、強風に注意してください。
    志賀町:強風注意報(発表)
    海上 最大風速:15メートル

    出典:気象庁ホームページ (https://www.jma.go.jp/). TidePlanet has extracted this area’s warnings from the JMA’s, translated their names and converted their figures to the chosen units: this is not an official JMA publication.

Today in Oshima there are high tides at 3:06 am (1.4 ft) and 6:20 pm (1.1 ft) and low tides at 10:57 am and 9:38 pm. Tide coefficient 95. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 6:20 pm. The sun rises at 6:13 am and sets at 4:59 pm: 10 h 46 min of daylight. The moon is 88% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:06 pm. Major solunar periods run from 12:54 am to 2:54 am and from 1:26 pm to 3:26 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is slight, with 3.1 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph). Overcast, 61 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Oshima today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
6
Average day · 6 out of 10 5:20–7:20 pm Also 10:00 am–12:00 pm and 2:10–2:50 am
  • High tide at 6:20 pm, coefficient 90
  • Minor period 6:36–7:36 pm (moonrise)
  • Sunset at 4:59 pm, golden hour from 4:23 pm
  • Falling pressure (−0.10 inHg in 24 h), light offshore wind (7 mph) and some swell (2.8 ft waves) to stir the water
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 95 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 5:20 pm to 7:20 pm, combines the 6:20 pm high tide, moonrise, sunset, falling pressure and some swell. Also good from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, with the 10:57 am low tide, moonset and some swell. Also worth a try from 2:10 am to 2:50 am, with the 3:06 am high tide and a major period, though with rising pressure.

Species with the most records nearby: blackhead seabream, common octopus and striped mullet. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Oshima

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Sun and clouds
  • Onshore breeze (7 mph)
  • UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Water at 71 °F (nice)
  • Low tide at 10:57 am: more sand
  • Feels like 58 °F: chilly for the beach

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Use care · 5.1 ft

    5.1 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 71 °F

    Nice for swimming.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30

    Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 7 mph

    Onshore breeze (7 mph).

  • Tide & sand 9:38 pm

    Low tide at 10:57 am and 9:38 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:06 am and 6:20 pm.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Oshima

We don't know of any named beaches within 6.2 mi of Oshima.

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Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Tides

Tides in Oshima

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 3:06 am 1.4 ft · coef. 95
  • ▼ Low tide 10:57 am 0.2 ft
  • ▼ Low tide 9:38 pm 1.0 ft

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 3 h 16 min to high tide at 6:20 pm.

Tide coefficient 95 for the 3:06 am high tide and 90 for the 6:20 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 1.2 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on August 12 (1.7 ft) and the lowest, on March 22 (-0.5 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above NLLW. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. NLLW

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 27 to 28 (coefficient 100, 1.1 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 23, 0.6 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 6:13 am · 4:59 pm High tide 3:06 am · 1.4 ft Low tide 10:57 am · 0.2 ft High tide 6:20 pm · 1.1 ft Low tide 9:38 pm · 1.0 ft Coef. 95 88% Major periods 12:54 am · 1:26 pm Medium
Fri 30 6:14 am · 4:58 pm High tide 3:48 am · 1.4 ft Low tide 11:58 am · 0.3 ft — — Coef. 86 80% Major periods 1:58 am · 2:31 pm High
Sat 31 6:15 am · 4:57 pm High tide 4:35 am · 1.4 ft Low tide 1:05 pm · 0.3 ft — — Coef. 73 69% Major periods 3:02 am · 3:33 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:16 am · 4:56 pm High tide 5:33 am · 1.3 ft Low tide 2:16 pm · 0.3 ft — — Coef. 61 58% Major periods 4:03 am · 4:31 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:17 am · 4:55 pm High tide 6:52 am · 1.2 ft Low tide 3:28 pm · 0.4 ft High tide 11:58 pm · 1.0 ft — Coef. 54 Last quarter Major periods 4:59 am · 5:25 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:19 am · 4:54 pm Low tide 3:18 am · 0.9 ft High tide 8:32 am · 1.1 ft Low tide 4:37 pm · 0.4 ft High tide 11:49 pm · 0.9 ft Coef. 58 36% Major periods 5:50 am · 6:14 pm Medium
Wed 4 6:20 am · 4:53 pm Low tide 4:45 am · 0.8 ft High tide 10:10 am · 1.0 ft Low tide 5:35 pm · 0.5 ft High tide 11:59 pm · 0.9 ft Coef. 64 26% Major periods 6:37 am · 7:00 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above NLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Oshima has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Nanao (TICON-4), 12 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Oshima

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: slight

Slight Douglas 3 · moderate breeze, Beaufort 4
Waves 3.1 ft · 6.8 s from the northwest (318°)
Swell 3.1 ft · 5.8 s from the northwest
Current 0.2 mph toward the NE

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common1.5 ft
  • Significant3.1 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest6.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.3 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 6 mph SSW · gusts 16
Offshore (15 mi W)Offshore 14 mph SW · gusts 19

Cross-onshore wind. The coast faces west and the wind comes in from the sea at an angle: a bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

Cross-onshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 7.1 ft with a period of 9 s, from the northwest (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now71.2 °F
Today 71.2–71.4 °F air: 49 / 66 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 71.4 °F measured 0.5 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 70.3 °F by Wednesday 4.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:04 pm (local time).

Surf

Surf in Oshima today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Good
6
Good · 6 out of 10 6:00–10:00 am 3.2–4.9 ft
  • 3.2–4.9 ft surf at the shore, a good size with some punch
  • 5.1 ft swell at 7 s from the northwest, short: weak, messy waves
  • Light offshore wind (5 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
  • Falling tide (low tide at 10:57 am)
Surf at the shore 3.2–4.9 ft average – sets
Swell 5.1 ft 7 s · NW · 197 kJ
Wind 5 mph ENE · offshore
Water and wetsuit 71.2 °F Springsuit
  • Light: First light 5:47 am · sunrise 6:13 am · sunset 4:59 pm · last light 5:26 pm
  • Tide: high 3:06 am (1.4 ft), low 10:57 am (0.2 ft), high 6:20 pm (1.1 ft) and low 9:38 pm (1.0 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 71.2 °F: a springsuit or a 2 mm fullsuit.
  • Energy: 197 kJ · Medium power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 6:00 am to 10:00 am, has a good size and light offshore wind, though with a short-period swell.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Oshima today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
6
Average day · 6 out of 10 10:10–11:40 am Also 4:20–5:00 pm
  • Slack water around low tide (10:57 am): little current from 10:40 am to 11:12 am
  • 4.0 ft swell at 6 s from the northwest: some surge on the bottom
  • Almost no wind
  • 0.2 mph current toward the northeast, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 4.0 ft 6 s · from the NW
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 71.2 °F 5 mm wetsuit
Current 0.2 mph toward the NE
  • Slack water today: high tide 3:06 am (2:50–3:21 am), low tide 10:57 am (10:40–11:12 am), high tide 6:20 pm (5:50–7:10 pm) and low tide 9:38 pm (8:40–10:40 pm)
  • Likely visibility: poor. Swell (up to 9.9 ft at 8 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 71.2 °F: a 5 mm wetsuit.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 5:26 pm. Waning gibbous (88%), rising at 7:06 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 10:10 am to 11:40 am, combines slack water at low tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with some swell. Also worth a look from 4:20 pm to 5:00 pm, with light wind and weak current, though with tidal current.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

We have no dive sites, dive shops or wrecks on record within 12 mi of Oshima.

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Sites: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Weather

Weather in Oshima

14-day weather

Now in Oshima

Now 61 °F Overcast · feels like 58 °F · 49 / 66 °F
Low / high
49 / 66 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 0%
Clouds
98%
Humidity
58%
Dew pointDew point
47 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
1 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 40
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.19 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastClearMainly clearMainly clearOvercastOvercastOvercastOvercast
Temperature 53°51°49°56°61°61°61°65°
Wind (mph) 3 E5 ENE5 ENE5 ENE6 SW6 SSW7 SSE14 SSW
Gusts 67121213161321
Waves 7.1 ft6.3 ft5.4 ft4.5 ft3.7 ft3.1 ft2.8 ft3.4 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 3:00 pm 61° 6 SSW 3.1 ft
  • 6:00 pm 61° 7 SSE 2.8 ft
  • 9:00 pm 65° 14 SSW 3.4 ft
  • 12:00 am 65° 10 S 3.7 ft
  • 3:00 am 61° 9 S 3.8 ft
  • 6:00 am 61° 9 SSW 4.4 ft
  • 9:00 am 63° 14 SSW 4.7 ft
  • 12:00 pm 63° 13 SSW 4.9 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Overcast 49 / 66 °F 14 mph SSE 7.1 ft 3:06 am · 6:20 pm
Fri 30 Rain 61 / 65 °F 16 mph SSW 4.9 ft 3:48 am
Sat 31 Light rain 55 / 63 °F 17 mph WNW 6.4 ft 4:35 am
Sun 1 Drizzle 53 / 60 °F 17 mph NNE 5.6 ft 5:33 am
Mon 2 Rain 59 / 63 °F 22 mph SW 4.9 ft 6:52 am · 11:58 pm
Tue 3 Drizzle 54 / 63 °F 20 mph NW 5.2 ft 8:32 am · 11:49 pm
Wed 4 Overcast 54 / 62 °F 11 mph ENE 3.5 ft 10:10 am · 11:59 pm
Thu 5 Partly cloudy 59 / 65 °F 11 mph SSW 3.0 ft 11:38 am
Fri 6 Light drizzle 52 / 65 °F 17 mph NW 7.4 ft 12:13 am · 12:56 pm
Sat 7 Overcast 50 / 55 °F 12 mph N 7.4 ft 12:30 am · 2:03 pm
Sun 8 Heavy drizzle 51 / 62 °F 20 mph WNW 9.3 ft 12:50 am · 3:00 pm
Mon 9 Drizzle 50 / 53 °F 17 mph N 11 ft 1:12 am · 3:52 pm
Tue 10 Light rain 50 / 55 °F 18 mph WNW 10 ft 1:36 am · 4:40 pm
Wed 11 Light drizzle 49 / 58 °F 18 mph SSW 7.9 ft 2:03 am · 5:29 pm
  • Fri 30 Rain 61° / 65° 4.9 ft
  • Sat 31 Light rain 55° / 63° 6.4 ft
  • Sun 1 Drizzle 53° / 60° 5.6 ft
  • Mon 2 Rain 59° / 63° 4.9 ft
  • Tue 3 Drizzle 54° / 63° 5.2 ft
  • Wed 4 Overcast 54° / 62° 3.5 ft
  • Thu 5 Partly cloudy 59° / 65° 3.0 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:04 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Oshima

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 6:13 am in the ESE (106°)ESE
Sets 4:59 pm in the WSW (254°)WSW
  • First light 5:16 am
  • Full dark 5:57 pm
  • Civil dawn 5:47 am
  • Civil dusk 5:26 pm
  • Solar noon 11:37 am (40° high)
  • Daylight 10 h 46 min (−2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 4:23 pm
  • Full dark 5:57 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour6:13–6:50 am
Evening golden hour4:23–4:59 pm
Oshima

Today the sun is 92,344,752 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Oshima

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 88% 88% illuminated · 18.5 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 pm
Rises 7:06 pm in the NE (55°)NE
Sets 10:51 am tomorrow · in the NW (305°) · set at 9:44 am
Transit 1:54 am overhead
Visible 15 h 45 min from 7:06 pm to 10:51 am

Today the moon is 226,480 mi away and looks 32′ 46″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 12:54–2:54 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 1:26–3:26 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 9:14–10:14 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 6:36–7:36 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 5:29 amNov 2 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 pmNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 8:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 11:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days

Perigee on October 29, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 27 to 29: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Oshima

All places in Ishikawa →

Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 0.3 mi from shore and 33 ft at 0.8 mi. Right off the beach it already drops to about 15 ft.

From the shoreline (0.4 mi from Oshima) out to sea, heading west.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.3 mi
  • 33 ft deep0.8 mi
  • 66 ft deep2 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Deep water close in: about 15 ft just 330 ft out. Good for casting from rocks, jetties or the beach itself; current and surf hit harder here.
  • Swimming. The bottom drops quickly near the shore and you are soon out of your depth. Keep an eye on kids and weak swimmers.
  • Diving. Shallow near shore: you only reach 33 ft at 0.8 mi. For dives deeper than 33 ft, go by boat.

Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves).

Source: NOAA ETOPO 2022 (CC0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Tides near OshimaTides nearby

All places in Ishikawa, A to Z (106) →

Oshima at a glance

  • Town or city of about 18,630 people. Coordinates: 36.987° N, 136.772° E.
  • It is 28 mi north of Kanazawa, the main place in Ishikawa. The sun rises at the same time and sets 1 min earlier than in Kanazawa.
  • The nearest tide station, Nanao, is 12 mi to the east.
  • Its coast faces west.

Questions about OshimaQuestions

What time is high tide today in Oshima?

Today in Oshima there are high tides at 3:06 am (1.4 ft) and 6:20 pm (1.1 ft) and low tides at 10:57 am and 9:38 pm. Tide coefficient 95.

What time is sunset today in Oshima?

At 4:59 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:26 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Oshima?

At 6:14 am. First light comes at 5:17 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 88% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 pm.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 27 to 29, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 12:54–2:54 am, Minor 9:14–10:14 am, Major 1:26–3:26 pm, Minor 6:36–7:36 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Oshima?

Overcast, from 49 °F to 66 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Oshima?

Slight (Douglas 3): 3.1 ft waves with a period of 6.8 s from the northwest. The water is 71.2 °F.

When is the best time to visit Oshima?

The best time to visit Oshima is in August and from May to June: highs of 69 °F to 86 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Nanao station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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