Painagama Beach
Okinawa · Japan
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Painagama Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Japan shoreline, opening onto the East China Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~27.3°C (81.1°F) on average
Jan
23.5°C
74.3°F · 22.5–25.4°C
Feb
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.4–23.8°C
Mar
22.9°C
73.2°F · 21.6–24.6°C
Apr
23.9°C
75°F · 22.4–25.4°C
May
26.1°C
79°F · 24–27.5°C
Jun
28°C
82.4°F · 25–29.9°C
Jul
29°C
84.2°F · 26.5–30.5°C
Aug
29.2°C
84.6°F · 28–30.4°C
Sep
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.2–30.7°C
Oct
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.5–29.2°C
Nov
25.8°C
78.4°F · 24.4–28°C
Dec
24.5°C
76.1°F · 23–26.5°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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