Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 6 ft swell at 10 s
Mon 2 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 278kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 372kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 358kJ
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 68 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 666kJ
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 336kJ
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 148kJ
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 80kJ
- Wind
- NE 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 169, good
- Mon 240, too small
- Tue 318, too small
- Wed 418, too small
- Thu 568, good
- Fri 654, fair
- Sat 718, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 99, too small
- Tue 1020, too small
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.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 69, good | 6 ft12 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 1,066kJ | wind from the south, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 40, too small | 4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 278kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, too small | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 372kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 18, too small | 5 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 358kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 68, good | 6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 666kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 54, fair | 5 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 336kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, too small | 4 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 148kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 69kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 102kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 19°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 04:18 −0.8 mHigh 11:35 +0.5 mLow 16:56 +0.1 mHigh 22:09 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:34 −0.7 mHigh 13:00 +0.5 mLow 18:50 +0.0 mHigh 23:53 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:01 −0.6 mHigh 14:10 +0.6 mLow 20:20 −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.
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 Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About Kanehama
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (104°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (284°). 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 250 m out (1 in 23). 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, 9.3 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 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).
Where to stay: 3 towns
16 min by car · 15 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
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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.