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Miyazaki, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Aoshima beach break

Surf spot · Japan

Is it worth the trip?

42Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 5 ft swell at 10 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 63 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
370kJ
Wind
WSW 7 kn
Temp
24°C

Tue 3 · 54 out of 100

Swell
4 ft10 smushy
Energy
348kJ
Wind
NNE 6 kn
Temp
20°C

Wed 4 · 38 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
72kJ
Wind
ENE 6 kn
Temp
19°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Swell
6 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
668kJ
Wind
NW 2 kn
Temp
24°C

Fri 6 · 14 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
385kJ
Wind
W 8 kn
Temp
21°C

Sat 7 · 41 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
136kJ
Wind
NNW 3 kn
Temp
16°C

Sun 8 · 32 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
84kJ
Wind
NNE 2 kn
Temp
16°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, too big
  2. Mon 263, good
  3. Tue 354, fair
  4. Wed 438, poor
  5. Thu 50, too big
  6. Fri 614, poor
  7. Sat 741, too small
  8. Sun 832, too small
  9. Mon 925, too small
  10. Tue 1040, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–13 ftof swell
  • Water 24 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aoshima beach break, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov0, too big7 ft12 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.)1,305kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot23°C
Mon 2Nov63, good5 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)370kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore24°C
Tue 3Nov54, fair4 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.)348kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots20°C
Wed 4Nov38, poor4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)72kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots19°C
Thu 5Nov0, too big6 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)668kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots24°C
Fri 6Nov14, poor5 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.)385kJwind from the west, 8 knots21°C
Sat 7Nov41, too small3 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)136kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots16°C
Sun 8Nov32, too small2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)84kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots16°C
Mon 9Nov25, too small3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)59kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots17°C
Tue 10Nov40, too small3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)48kJwind from the north, 6 knots17°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 04:06 −0.9 mHigh 11:34 +0.5 mLow 16:51 +0.1 mHigh 21:52 +0.5 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 05:21 −0.7 mHigh 12:57 +0.5 mLow 18:46 +0.1 mHigh 23:39 +0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 06:47 −0.6 mHigh 14:04 +0.6 mLow 20:14 −0.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

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About Aoshima beach break

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NE (53°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (233°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Miyazaki. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,330–US$2,540 each

about US$1,330–US$2,540 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FUK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$690–US$1,430
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,330–US$2,540

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Miyazaki

23 min by car · 77 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 77 places to stay in Miyazaki · Booking.com

About Miyazaki its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Miyazaki, 13 km (about 25 min by car)

About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 30h 30m

About 30h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FUK, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 4h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.