SE Surf

Detohama beach

Akita · Japan

IntermediateBeach break39.840, 140.013

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Detohama beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Japan shoreline, opening onto the Hakodate Bay — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~24.9°C (76.8°F) on average

Jan

11.6°C

52.9°F · 9.5–13.2°C

Feb

9.7°C

49.5°F · 8.6–11.2°C

Mar

8.8°C

47.8°F · 7.3–10.1°C

Apr

10.2°C

50.4°F · 8.4–11.4°C

May

13.8°C

56.8°F · 10.3–17.5°C

Jun

18.3°C

64.9°F · 14.4–21.1°C

Jul

22.5°C

72.5°F · 17.8–25.6°C

Aug

26°C

78.8°F · 23.4–27.8°C

Sep

24.9°C

76.8°F · 22.4–29°C

Oct

21.1°C

70°F · 18.3–25.7°C

Nov

17.4°C

63.3°F · 15.1–19.5°C

Dec

14.2°C

57.6°F · 11.5–17.2°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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