Continent |
Asia |
Country |
Japan |
Next Big City |
Okinawa City, Naha |
Next Town |
Itoman |
Type: |
Ocean, Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Reefs, Corals, Rocks |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
High tide, Coming tide, Falling tide |
Usually clear water and the island is ringed by a lagoon in general, so it looks turquoise. No tidal restrains. Coral reefs. The lagoon dries out on a spring tide low tide.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Trees, Concrete |
Beach Users: |
None |
Coral reefs and coral sand, you need to wear boots or you shred your soles. Keep distance from the concrete wall along the beach.
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Spring:
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Shorty |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorty |
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Winter:
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Normal |
Hot, sunny and humid in summer, max 34°C, min 30°C. Winter excellent, usually dry and minimum daytime temperature is about 17°C, though it can get down to 14°C on some occasions, but only lasts a short time. Rainy season is May, June and it rains a lot. Typhoon season starts in August through to October, and sometimes gives great conditions! Summer temp is about 28°C, rash guard and shorts is fine. Winter down to about 16°C in January, feels chilly then and full wetsuit is recommended. 3 mm shorty fine for spring and autumn.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NW |
Main Direction: |
NW |
For Southwest to NNW winds. Summer wind is usually light, fickle and southerly. Not much more than a sea breeze so big gear is a necessity. Better go diving in summer (around 10 knots). Winter rocks, northerly wind regularly blows and can reach 30 knots. Wind feels more consistent too. This is definitely the best time, starts off around mid October and carries on through March usually, normally NW. Northerly winds tends to be gusty.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
You will need to hire a car from the airport. From Naha Airport head south on Route 331 toward Itoman. Follow 331 until you see a sign for Cape Kyan. Take another right at the Nashiro Beach sign, and keep following the signs until you reach Nashiro Beach.
Rules |
Zones, Fees |
It is a privately owned site and there is an entrance fee of 450 yen per person. Swimmer zone during summer marked with buoys.
There is plenty in Naha and around Okinawa city, but lots of bars are full of US military and get rowdy. Other bars won't let you in if you're a foreigner because they think all of us are military.
