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立海水浴場

Kumamoto · Japan

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立海水浴場 is a SE-facing sand beach on the Japan shoreline, opening onto the Yatsushiro Sea — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.

Today's surf at 立海水浴場

Updated 13:24 spot time

立海水浴場 surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.1 m–0.2 m ankle to knee high, 0.1 m SW swell at 5.05 s. Wind up to 15 km/h NNW. Water 27°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — flat (0.5/5) with 4 km/h NNW wind.

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10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~24.7°C (76.5°F) on average

Jan

17.2°C

63°F · 14.8–19.2°C

Feb

16.2°C

61.2°F · 15–17.9°C

Mar

16.6°C

61.9°F · 14.2–20.2°C

Apr

17.8°C

64°F · 15.8–19.7°C

May

19.9°C

67.8°F · 15.7–21.8°C

Jun

22.8°C

73°F · 20–24.8°C

Jul

26.1°C

79°F · 23.8–29.9°C

Aug

28.1°C

82.6°F · 26.5–29.9°C

Sep

27.1°C

80.8°F · 25.2–29.1°C

Oct

24.7°C

76.5°F · 22.7–27.3°C

Nov

21.6°C

70.9°F · 20–24°C

Dec

19°C

66.2°F · 16.8–20.4°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

E–S

Best wind

W–N

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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