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前浜海水浴場

Hokkaidō · Japan

IntermediateBeach break43.142, 140.429

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前浜海水浴場 is a SW-facing sand beach on the Hakodate Bay coastline near Hokkaidō — it picks up S–W swell and turns cleanest in a N–E wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~21.5°C (70.7°F) on average

Jan

7.8°C

46°F · 4.6–10.9°C

Feb

6.6°C

43.9°F · 4.8–9.6°C

Mar

6.3°C

43.3°F · 4–7.9°C

Apr

8.3°C

46.9°F · 7–10.3°C

May

10.6°C

51.1°F · 8.4–13.8°C

Jun

14.6°C

58.3°F · 11.2–17.5°C

Jul

19.2°C

66.6°F · 16.7–21.8°C

Aug

22°C

71.6°F · 20–24.8°C

Sep

21.5°C

70.7°F · 18.7–24.4°C

Oct

17.5°C

63.5°F · 14–22.6°C

Nov

12.8°C

55°F · 5–15.3°C

Dec

10°C

50°F · 6.3–13.3°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

S–W

Best wind

N–E

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.

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