Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 6 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 300kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 470kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 60 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 590kJ
- Wind
- ENE 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 415kJ
- Wind
- NW 12 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 115kJ
- Wind
- NNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 68kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 61kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 235, too small
- Tue 318, too small
- Wed 431, too small
- Thu 560, good
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 719, too small
- Sun 89, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 1013, too small
- Wed 1142, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 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 | 35, too small | 4 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 233kJ | offshorewind from the west, 14 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, too small | 4 ft10 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 300kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 31, too small | 5 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 470kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 60, good | 6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 590kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | 5 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 415kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 115kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the north, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 42, too small | 5 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 225kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 17°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 05:35 −0.7 mHigh 13:00 +0.5 mLow 18:51 +0.0 mHigh 23:54 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:02 −0.6 mHigh 14:11 +0.6 mLow 20:21 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:48 +0.4 mLow 08:21 −0.6 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Nakayama - Center
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (117°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (297°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). 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 Nōkan. 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: 3 towns
about 15 min by car
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Nōkan its beds, food and every spot near it
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Nearest town: Nōkan, 6 km (about 15 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.