Katsurahama
Kōchi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
No photo of Katsurahama yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:23 pm6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 26°C80°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.8 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 48%
- Sunset
- 5:23 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 10 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 4 am, 1.0 m3 ft
- Low 10 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 80%
- Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 84%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 26%
- Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Katsurahama
Katsurahama is a sandy beach located in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, covering an area of 28,574 square meters. The beach is 355 meters long and has a nearby bus stop located 231 meters away.
Katsurahama (Japanese: 桂浜; lit. 'Katsura Beach') is a beach in Kōchi, Japan, located on Urado Bay and overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It is a local recreation spot known for its statue of Sakamoto Ryōma overlooking the beach.
Source: Katsurahama (beach) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms80 m260 ft away
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 230 m760 ftKatsurahama
- Nearest town
- 8 km4.9 mi高知市 (city)
- Nearest airport
- 89 km55 mi松山空港 (MYJ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- 手結海水浴場17 km11 mi east away5.1 Fair