Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 5 ft swell at 10 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Tue 3 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 148kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 535kJ
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 134kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 407kJ
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 130kJ
- Wind
- NNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 71kJ
- Wind
- NE 11 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 67kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 286, good
- Tue 329, poor
- Wed 417, poor
- Thu 542, poor
- Fri 669, good
- Sat 739, poor
- Sun 815, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 1027, too small
- Wed 1132, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Chinbotsu does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 86, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 293kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 29, poor | 3 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 148kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 17, poor | 5 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 535kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 42, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 69, good | 5 ft10 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 407kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 39, poor | 3 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 130kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft9 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 27, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 32, poor | 5 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 293kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 18°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:38 −0.7 mHigh 13:06 +0.5 mLow 18:55 +0.0 mHigh 23:55 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:04 −0.6 mHigh 14:16 +0.6 mLow 20:23 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:52 +0.4 mLow 08:22 −0.5 mHigh 15:06 +0.6 mLow 21:22 −0.4 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About Chinbotsu
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (89°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (269°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 20°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Nishinoomote, 7.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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).
Where to stay: 2 towns
12 min by car · 15 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Nishinoomote its beds, food and every spot near it
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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.