Is it worth the trip?
55Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 10 s, 4 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 81 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 266kJ
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 275kJ
- Wind
- NE 9 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 432kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 610kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 74 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 265kJ
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 130kJ
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 68kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 281, good
- Tue 358, fair
- Wed 437, poor
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 674, good
- Sat 747, fair
- Sun 821, too small
- Mon 942, too small
- Tue 1047, fair
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.
Nakayama - Minato does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft12 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 1,029kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 81, good | 4 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 266kJ | offshorewind from the west, 7 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 58, fair | 4 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 275kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 37, poor | 5 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 432kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 610kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 74, good | 4 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 265kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 130kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 42, too small | 2 ft8 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 47, fair | 4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 107kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:18 −0.9 mHigh 11:35 +0.5 mLow 16:57 +0.1 mHigh 22:09 +0.5 m
- 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
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
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About Nakayama - Minato
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (120°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (300°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 133). 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 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
11 min by car
about US$80/nightcountry average
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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.