SE Surf

Aketo Beach

Iwate · Japan

IntermediateBeach break39.945, 141.944

Rating right now

–loading…

A april–october beach on the Hakodate Bay near Iwate, Aketo Beach is exposed to E swell — NE–SE on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a SW–NW wind.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~21.3°C (70.3°F) on average

Jan

9.6°C

49.3°F · 6.5–11.6°C

Feb

7.5°C

45.5°F · 4.9–10°C

Mar

6.4°C

43.5°F · 3.2–8.9°C

Apr

7.9°C

46.2°F · 4.4–10.3°C

May

10.4°C

50.7°F · 8–12.8°C

Jun

14°C

57.2°F · 10.1–17.3°C

Jul

17.9°C

64.2°F · 15.6–20.1°C

Aug

21.7°C

71.1°F · 18.5–24.2°C

Sep

21.3°C

70.3°F · 19.1–25°C

Oct

18.5°C

65.3°F · 16.2–22.2°C

Nov

15.4°C

59.7°F · 13.2–18.5°C

Dec

12.3°C

54.1°F · 9.5–14.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NE–SE

Best wind

SW–NW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

Nearby spots

More beaches in Iwate →see all spots in Iwate, Japan

New to reading forecasts?

Two short guides that make the numbers above make sense.