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Hipi Beach

Okinawa · Japan

IntermediateBeach break26.492, 128.001

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the East China Sea near Okinawa, Hipi Beach works on E–S groundswell; W–N 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: ~28.5°C (83.3°F) on average

Jan

22.4°C

72.3°F · 19.4–24.7°C

Feb

21.5°C

70.7°F · 19.6–23.1°C

Mar

21.5°C

70.7°F · 18.5–23.3°C

Apr

22.3°C

72.1°F · 20.9–23.3°C

May

24.4°C

75.9°F · 22.7–26.7°C

Jun

26.7°C

80.1°F · 24.5–28.7°C

Jul

28.6°C

83.5°F · 27.2–31.3°C

Aug

28.9°C

84°F · 27.4–30.4°C

Sep

28.5°C

83.3°F · 26.7–30.6°C

Oct

27.4°C

81.3°F · 25.5–29.1°C

Nov

25.4°C

77.7°F · 23.9–27.6°C

Dec

23.9°C

75°F · 22.5–26.1°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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