Hachijojima - Kaiser's
Surf spot · Japan
Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 5 ft swell at 9 s, onshore wind, 15 kn (27 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 315kJ
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 544kJ
- Wind
- E 21 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 11 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 1,636kJ
- Wind
- SSE 23 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 1,525kJ
- Wind
- WNW 20 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 137kJ
- Wind
- WNW 30 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 67 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 159kJ
- Wind
- NW 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 112kJ
- Wind
- NE 24 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 213, poor
- Tue 369, good
- Wed 415, poor
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 745, fair
- Sun 867, good
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1020, poor
- Wed 110, too big
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–13 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
- Best May, Jul–Sep1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 13, poor | 4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 338kJ | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 69, good | 5 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 315kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, poor | 6 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 544kJ | wind from the east, 21 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 11 ft8 smushy12 ft at break (est.) | 1,636kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 23 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft10 shollow11 ft at break (est.) | 1,525kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 137kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 30 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 67, good | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 159kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 112kJ | wind from the north-east, 24 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 20, poor | 4 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 186kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 22 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft8 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 679kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 25 knots | 20°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 04:12 −0.6 mHigh 12:41 +0.3 mLow 17:55 +0.2 mHigh 21:28 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:38 −0.5 mHigh 13:28 +0.4 mLow 19:35 +0.0 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:09 +0.2 mLow 07:00 −0.4 mHigh 14:01 +0.4 mLow 20:20 −0.2 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
best May, Jul–Sep
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
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 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
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Hachijojima - Kaiser's
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (122°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (302°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, July, August and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hachijō, 6.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Hachijō
12 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Hachijō its beds, food and every spot near it
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