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大川島海水浴場

Kagoshima · Japan

IntermediateBeach break31.983, 130.202

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An open W-facing sand beach on the Yatsushiro Sea near Kagoshima, 大川島海水浴場 works on S–NW groundswell; NE–E winds offshore, with conditions most reliable april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~27.3°C (81.1°F) on average

Jan

17.7°C

63.9°F · 15.6–19.6°C

Feb

16.7°C

62.1°F · 15–17.9°C

Mar

17.4°C

63.3°F · 14.6–20.9°C

Apr

18.5°C

65.3°F · 16.1–19.9°C

May

20.6°C

69.1°F · 16.6–22.3°C

Jun

23.3°C

73.9°F · 20.5–25.6°C

Jul

26.4°C

79.5°F · 24.1–29.1°C

Aug

28.3°C

82.9°F · 26.3–30.3°C

Sep

27.3°C

81.1°F · 25.4–29.4°C

Oct

25°C

77°F · 23–27.5°C

Nov

21.9°C

71.4°F · 19.9–24.8°C

Dec

19.4°C

66.9°F · 15.7–21.3°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–NW

Best wind

NE–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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