Hotel Mae
Surf spot · Japan
Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 7 ft swell at 10 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 456kJ
- Wind
- NE 11 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 832kJ
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 873kJ
- Wind
- NE 9 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 599kJ
- Wind
- NW 14 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 169kJ
- Wind
- NNW 14 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 106kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 106kJ
- Wind
- NNE 12 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 222, too small
- Tue 340, too small
- Wed 449, fair
- Thu 564, good
- Fri 629, poor
- Sat 720, too small
- Sun 815, too small
- Mon 920, too small
- Tue 1019, too small
- Wed 1151, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 22, too small | 5 ft10 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 415kJ | wind from the west, 9 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 40, too small | 5 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 456kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 49, fair | 6 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 832kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 64, good | 7 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 873kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, poor | 6 ft10 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 599kJ | wind from the north-west, 14 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 169kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft8 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | offshorewind from the north, 10 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 51, fair | 6 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 345kJ | offshorewind from the north, 8 knots, offshore | 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 05:34 −0.7 mHigh 12:58 +0.5 mLow 18:47 +0.0 mHigh 23:55 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:01 −0.6 mHigh 14:10 +0.6 mLow 20:19 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:49 +0.4 mLow 08:21 −0.5 mHigh 15:02 +0.6 mLow 21:19 −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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Hotel Mae
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (200°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (20°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 89). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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 Nakanokami, 6.7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 25°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 · 7 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Nakanokami its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Nōkan on Booking.com
39 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.