Is it worth the trip?
45Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- N 7 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 106kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 121kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 93kJ
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 87kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 151, fair
- Mon 246, fair
- Tue 333, poor
- Wed 441, too small
- Thu 543, too small
- Fri 654, fair
- Sat 754, fair
- Sun 813, too small
- Mon 928, too small
- Tue 1016, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 51, fair | 3 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 213kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 33, poor | 3 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | offshorewind from the north, 7 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 41, too small | 2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 43, too small | 3 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 121kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 93kJ | wind from the north, 8 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | wind from the north, 7 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 20°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 05:14 −1.0 mHigh 12:24 +0.7 mLow 18:12 +0.0 mHigh 23:18 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:33 −0.8 mHigh 13:49 +0.7 mLow 19:59 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:05 +0.4 mLow 08:03 −0.7 mHigh 15:02 +0.7 mLow 21:20 −0.3 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 Oniguchi
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (223°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (43°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Minamikyushu.
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: Minamikyushu
24 min by car
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Minamikyushu its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Minamikyushu, 13 km (about 25 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.