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Hachijojima - Tacos

Surf spot · Japan

Is it worth the trip?

41Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 9 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 24 out of 100

Swell
6 ft9 shollow
Energy
562kJ
Wind
SW 24 kn
Temp
24°C

Tue 3 · 46 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 shollow
Energy
344kJ
Wind
NW 15 kn
Temp
22°C

Wed 4 · 11 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 smushy
Energy
433kJ
Wind
E 15 kn
Temp
23°C

Thu 5 · 34 out of 100

Swell
10 ft8 shollow
Energy
1,046kJ
Wind
WSW 9 kn
Temp
24°C

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Swell
9 ft9 shollow
Energy
1,158kJ
Wind
WNW 19 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 24 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
161kJ
Wind
WNW 29 kn
Temp
20°C

Sun 8 · 25 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
159kJ
Wind
NNE 3 kn
Temp
20°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 189, good
  2. Mon 224, poor
  3. Tue 346, fair
  4. Wed 411, too small
  5. Thu 534, poor
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 724, too small
  8. Sun 825, too small
  9. Mon 938, too small
  10. Tue 105, too small

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.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hachijojima - Tacos, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov89, good8 ft11 shollow10 ft at break (est.)1,197kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore22°C
Mon 2Nov24, poor6 ft9 shollow8 ft at break (est.)562kJwind from the south-west, 24 knots24°C
Tue 3Nov46, fair5 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.)344kJwind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 4Nov11, too small5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.)433kJwind from the east, 15 knots23°C
Thu 5Nov34, poor10 ft8 shollow11 ft at break (est.)1,046kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots24°C
Fri 6Nov83, good9 ft9 shollow10 ft at break (est.)1,158kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 7Nov24, too small3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.)161kJwind from the west-north-west, 29 knots, offshore20°C
Sun 8Nov25, too small3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.)159kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots20°C
Mon 9Nov38, too small5 ft6 shollow6 ft at break (est.)150kJwind from the north-west, 19 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 10Nov5, too small3 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.)126kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots18°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 03:00 −0.7 mHigh 11:23 +0.3 mLow 15:00 +0.3 mHigh 19:40 +0.4 m
  • 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

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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About Hachijojima - Tacos

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 100 m out (1 in 8). 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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