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  • High Wave Advisory (波浪注意報) · Ishigaki City: waves up to 9.8 ft, take care. Until further notice. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), issued Sun 25, 3:49 pm · Public Data License 1.0
    Official text

    Japanese

    八重山地方波浪警報・注意報

    八重山地方では、高波に注意してください。
    石垣市:波浪注意報(うねり)(継続)
    波高:3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 Ishigaki there are high tides at 9:27 am (4.9 ft) and 8:39 pm (5.9 ft) and low tides at 3:01 am and 2:49 pm. Tide coefficient 93. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 9:27 am. The sun rises at 6:48 am and sets at 6:06 pm: 11 h 18 min of daylight. The moon is 88% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:38 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:46 am to 3:46 am and from 2:19 pm to 4:19 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is slight, with 3.1 ft waves. There's a gentle breeze from the northeast (10 mph). Partly cloudy, 79 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Ishigaki today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 2:20–3:50 pm Also 9:30–10:30 am and 2:00–3:50 am
  • Low tide at 2:49 pm
  • Major period 2:19–4:19 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.06 inHg), light offshore wind (6 mph) and some swell (2.7 ft waves) to stir the water
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 93 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 2:20 pm to 3:50 pm, combines the 2:49 pm low tide, a major period and some swell. Also good from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, with the 9:27 am high tide, moonset and some swell. Also worth a try from 2:00 am to 3:50 am, with the 3:01 am low tide, a major period and some swell, though with moderate wind.

Species with the most records nearby: mangrove red snapper, striped mullet, great barracuda and giant trevally. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Ishigaki

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

7 good hours
10
Perfect beach day · 10 out of 10 12:00–5:00 pm
  • Sunny
  • Feels like 83 °F: beach weather
  • Offshore breeze (7 mph)
  • Calm for swimming: 2.8 ft waves
  • UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
  • Water at 81 °F (warm)

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 2.8 ft

    2.8 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 81 °F

    Warm: very pleasant.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50

    Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 10 mph

    Offshore breeze (10 mph). Watch floats and inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.

  • Tide & sand 2:49 pm

    Low tide at 3:01 am and 2:49 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 9:27 am and 8:39 pm. Coefficient 93 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

The best window, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea, water at 81 °F and low tide at 2:49 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 Ishigaki

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Tides

Tides in Ishigaki

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 3:01 am -0.1 ft
  • ▼ Low tide 2:49 pm 2.6 ft
  • ▲ High tide 8:39 pm 5.9 ft · coef. 87

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 2 h 35 min to high tide at 9:27 am.

Tide coefficient 93 for the 9:27 am high tide and 87 for the 8:39 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 6.0 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 13 (6.8 ft) and the lowest, on December 25 (-1.0 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 26 to 27 (coefficient 106, 5.9 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 22, 2.6 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 6:48 am · 6:06 pm Low tide 3:01 am · -0.1 ft High tide 9:27 am · 4.9 ft Low tide 2:49 pm · 2.6 ft High tide 8:39 pm · 5.9 ft Coef. 93 88% Major periods 1:46 am · 2:19 pm Medium
Fri 30 6:49 am · 6:05 pm Low tide 3:50 am · 0.1 ft High tide 10:22 am · 4.5 ft Low tide 3:29 pm · 2.9 ft High tide 9:23 pm · 5.6 ft Coef. 79 80% Major periods 2:51 am · 3:23 pm Medium
Sat 31 6:49 am · 6:05 pm Low tide 4:46 am · 0.4 ft High tide 11:29 am · 4.1 ft Low tide 4:19 pm · 3.2 ft High tide 10:16 pm · 5.2 ft Coef. 62 69% Major periods 3:55 am · 4:26 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:50 am · 6:04 pm Low tide 5:51 am · 0.9 ft High tide 1:00 pm · 3.9 ft Low tide 5:35 pm · 3.4 ft High tide 11:30 pm · 4.7 ft Coef. 48 58% Major periods 4:55 am · 5:24 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:50 am · 6:03 pm Low tide 7:12 am · 1.2 ft High tide 2:40 pm · 4.0 ft Low tide 7:38 pm · 3.3 ft — Coef. 42 Last quarter Major periods 5:51 am · 6:17 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:51 am · 6:03 pm High tide 1:15 am · 4.4 ft Low tide 8:36 am · 1.4 ft High tide 3:37 pm · 4.3 ft Low tide 9:22 pm · 2.8 ft Coef. 47 36% Major periods 6:42 am · 7:06 pm Medium
Wed 4 6:52 am · 6:02 pm High tide 2:59 am · 4.4 ft Low tide 9:43 am · 1.6 ft High tide 4:14 pm · 4.5 ft Low tide 10:24 pm · 2.2 ft Coef. 58 26% Major periods 7:29 am · 7:52 pm Low

▲ 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

A · Official station

Tides from the Ishigaki station (UHSLC, TICON-4), 0.9 mi from Ishigaki. Times and heights are its predictions.

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 Ishigaki

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: slight

Slight Douglas 3 · gentle breeze, Beaufort 3
Waves 3.1 ft · 6.8 s from the east-northeast (64°)
Swell 2.4 ft · 5.1 s from the east
Current 1.1 mph toward the NW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common1.6 ft
  • Significant3.1 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest6.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.4 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 10 mph NE · gusts 15

The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.

Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces south and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

Cross-offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Tuesday 3: 5.8 ft with a period of 9 s, from the east-northeast (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now80.4 °F
Today 80.4–81.0 °F air: 78 / 80 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 81.0 °F measured 1.1 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water about normal for late October.

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 6:52 am (local time).

Surf

Surf in Ishigaki today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Poor
2
Poor · 2 out of 10 2:00–6:00 pm 1.3–2.0 ft
  • 1.3–2.0 ft surf at the shore, a fun size for most surfers
  • 1.8 ft swell at 7 s from the east, short: weak, messy waves
  • Light offshore wind (6 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
  • Rising tide (high tide at 8:39 pm)
Surf at the shore 1.3–2.0 ft average – sets
Swell 1.8 ft 7 s · E · 28 kJ
Wind 6 mph NE · offshore
Water and wetsuit 80.4 °F Boardshorts
  • Light: First light 6:25 am · sunrise 6:48 am · sunset 6:06 pm · last light 6:29 pm
  • Tide: low 3:01 am (-0.1 ft), high 9:27 am (4.9 ft), low 2:49 pm (2.6 ft) and high 8:39 pm (5.9 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 80.4 °F: boardshorts or a swimsuit and a rash guard.
  • Energy: 28 kJ · Low power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, has 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 Ishigaki today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: fair
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 9:30–10:40 am
  • Slack water around high tide (9:27 am): little current from 9:00 am to 9:50 am
  • 2.2 ft swell at 5 s from the east: some surge on the bottom
  • Light offshore wind (9 mph)
  • 0.5 mph current toward the north-northeast, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 2.2 ft 5 s · from the E
Likely visibility Fair Snorkeling: fair
Water and suit 80.4 °F Shorty or a rash guard
Current 0.5 mph toward the NNE
  • Slack water today: low tide 3:01 am (2:46–3:20 am), high tide 9:27 am (9:00–9:50 am), low tide 2:49 pm (2:20–3:20 pm) and high tide 8:39 pm (8:20–9:00 pm)
  • Likely visibility: fair. Swell (up to 3.2 ft at 8 s) and wind over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 80.4 °F: a shorty or a rash guard.
  • Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:29 pm. Waning gibbous (88%), rising at 8:38 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 9:30 am to 10:40 am, combines slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high.

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

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Weather

Weather in Ishigaki

14-day weather

Now in Ishigaki

Now 79 °F Partly cloudy · feels like 80 °F · 78 / 80 °F
Low / high
78 / 80 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 8%
Clouds
62%
Humidity
58%
Dew pointDew point
63 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 38
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

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

Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. 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 ClearClearMainly clearPartly cloudyClear skyClear skyMainly clearMainly clear
Temperature 78°78°79°79°80°80°80°80°
Wind (mph) 16 NE14 NE10 NE9 NE7 NE6 NE8 NNE7 N
Gusts 2219161512111112
Waves 3.9 ft3.6 ft3.2 ft3.0 ft2.8 ft2.7 ft2.6 ft2.4 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 6:00 am 79° 10 NE 3.2 ft
  • 9:00 am 79° 9 NE 3.0 ft
  • 12:00 pm 80° 7 NE 2.8 ft
  • 3:00 pm 80° 6 NE 2.7 ft
  • 6:00 pm 80° 8 NNE 2.6 ft
  • 9:00 pm 80° 7 N 2.4 ft
  • 12:00 am 79° 10 N 2.4 ft
  • 3:00 am 78° 13 N 2.4 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Overcast 78 / 80 °F 16 mph NE 3.9 ft 9:27 am · 8:39 pm
Fri 30 Light drizzle 77 / 79 °F 22 mph NNE 3.8 ft 10:22 am · 9:23 pm
Sat 31 Light drizzle 78 / 80 °F 21 mph NE 3.7 ft 11:29 am · 10:16 pm
Sun 1 Overcast 78 / 81 °F 17 mph ESE 3.7 ft 1:00 pm · 11:30 pm
Mon 2 Light drizzle 79 / 81 °F 15 mph NE 4.4 ft 2:40 pm
Tue 3 Light drizzle 78 / 79 °F 21 mph NE 5.8 ft 1:15 am · 3:37 pm
Wed 4 Overcast 78 / 80 °F 17 mph NE 5.6 ft 2:59 am · 4:14 pm
Thu 5 Partly cloudy 78 / 79 °F 16 mph NNE 5.9 ft 4:15 am · 4:45 pm
Fri 6 Light drizzle 78 / 80 °F 18 mph NE 4.4 ft 5:13 am · 5:14 pm
Sat 7 Mainly clear 79 / 81 °F 17 mph ESE 6.6 ft 6:02 am · 5:42 pm
Sun 8 Light drizzle 79 / 80 °F 12 mph E 6.0 ft 6:44 am · 6:10 pm
Mon 9 Drizzle 75 / 79 °F 32 mph NE 10 ft 7:24 am · 6:38 pm
Tue 10 Light drizzle 75 / 76 °F 30 mph NE 10 ft 8:01 am · 7:06 pm
Wed 11 Overcast 75 / 78 °F 21 mph ENE 7.3 ft 8:38 am · 7:34 pm
  • Fri 30 Light drizzle 77° / 79° 3.8 ft
  • Sat 31 Light drizzle 78° / 80° 3.7 ft
  • Sun 1 Overcast 78° / 81° 3.7 ft
  • Mon 2 Light drizzle 79° / 81° 4.4 ft
  • Tue 3 Light drizzle 78° / 79° 5.8 ft
  • Wed 4 Overcast 78° / 80° 5.6 ft
  • Thu 5 Partly cloudy 78° / 79° 5.9 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 6:52 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Ishigaki

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 6:48 am in the ESE (104°)ESE
Sets 6:06 pm in the WSW (256°)WSW
  • First light 5:58 am
  • Full dark 6:56 pm
  • Civil dawn 6:25 am
  • Civil dusk 6:29 pm
  • Solar noon 12:27 pm (52° high)
  • Daylight 11 h 18 min (−1 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:35 pm
  • Full dark 6:56 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour6:48–7:19 am
Evening golden hour5:35–6:06 pm
Ishigaki

Today the sun is 92,343,902 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Ishigaki

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 8:38 pm in the ENE (59°)ENE
Sets 11:04 am tomorrow · in the WNW (301°) · set at 9:58 am
Transit 2:46 am overhead
Visible 14 h 26 min from 8:38 pm to 11:04 am

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

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 1:46–3:46 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:19–4:19 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 9:28–10:28 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 8:08–9:08 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 Ishigaki

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Shallow, gradual

Shallow, gradual bottom: you need to go 0.95 mi out for 33 ft of water. It reaches 164 ft at 2.3 mi.

From the shoreline (0.8 mi from Ishigaki) out to sea, heading south.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.9 mi
  • 33 ft deep0.95 mi
  • 66 ft deep1.1 mi
  • 164 ft deep2.3 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 0.9 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shallow near shore: you only reach 33 ft at 0.95 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.

Nearest lighthouse

Photo of Kannonzaki Lighthouse (Ishigaki)
Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5

Kannonzaki Lighthouse (Ishigaki) 3.2 mi northwest

Data from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikidata · Sources and licenses

Tides near IshigakiTides nearby

All places in Okinawa, A to Z (356) → Ishigaki Island tides →

Ishigaki at a glance

  • Town or city of about 47,637 people. Coordinates: 24.345° N, 124.157° E.
  • It is 255 mi southwest of Naha, the main place in Okinawa. The sun rises 12 min later and sets 16 min later than in Naha.
  • The nearest tide station, Ishigaki, is 0.9 mi to the southwest.
  • Its coast faces south.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Ishigaki Gyokō (0.8 mi), Ishigaki Kō (1.5 mi), Taketomi-higashi Kō (3.9 mi).

Questions about IshigakiQuestions

What time is high tide today in Ishigaki?

Today in Ishigaki there are high tides at 9:27 am (4.9 ft) and 8:39 pm (5.9 ft) and low tides at 3:01 am and 2:49 pm. Tide coefficient 93.

What time is sunset today in Ishigaki?

At 6:06 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:29 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Ishigaki?

At 6:49 am. First light comes at 5:58 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 1:46–3:46 am, Minor 9:28–10:28 am, Major 2:19–4:19 pm, Minor 8:08–9:08 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Ishigaki?

Overcast, from 78 °F to 80 °F, with a gentle breeze from the northeast (10 mph) and a 8% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Ishigaki?

Slight (Douglas 3): 3.1 ft waves with a period of 6.8 s from the east-northeast. The water is 80.4 °F.

When is the best time to visit Ishigaki?

The best time to visit Ishigaki is from September to December and from February to May: highs of 70 °F to 86 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 4 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: Ishigaki (UHSLC) 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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