舘山寺サンビーチ
Windsurf spot · Japan
Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 14 kn gusting 30, side-onshore
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 667, good
- Sat 766, good
- Sun 814, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Best Dec–Feb4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 16kn | on | – | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | – | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 2 knots | 8kn | cross-off | – | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 10kn | cross-off | – | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | – | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 67, good | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots | 30kn | side-on | – | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 66, good | wind from the north-west, 13 knots | 28kn | side-on | – | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 14, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots | 25kn | side-on | – | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 9kn | on | – | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 17°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
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
best Dec–Feb
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About 舘山寺サンビーチ
Known for windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 4 good days in 7; in July and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Arai.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,210–US$2,330 each
about US$1,210–US$2,330 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HND, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$657–US$1,370 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Total | about US$1,210–US$2,330 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Arai
17 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Arai its beds, food and every spot near it
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.
Getting there: about 21h 30m
About 21h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HND, direct, then 4h 05m by road
Flights ORD → HND on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.