Shimohama Beach, AkitaWhich Akita Prefecture beach is best right now? 8 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
Updated 4:11 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Ranked by live Beach Score right now, then by the best stretch ahead.
Yurihonjō
Good stretch until sunset, 4:50 pm
27.4GreatKatagami
Good stretch until sunset, 4:49 pm
37.4GreatYamamoto County
Good stretch until sunset, 4:49 pmA good day for the beach across Akita Prefecture: 6 of 8 scored beaches are good right now, water is 20 to 22°C67 to 71°F, and wind averages 7 km/h4 mph (light wind). Read at 4:11 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.
Akita Prefecture averages 7.6 Great this hour. The best hour today is 4 pm (7.6); the weakest is 6 am (6.0).
The strongest stretch runs 11 am to 5 pm.
Akita Prefecture tomorrow: the best hour is 9 am (6.7) and the weakest is 4 pm (3.8).
The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 12 pm.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
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Yurihonjō
1.1 m4 ft waves, light wind and 21°C71°F water.
Katagami
Small waves, light wind and 20°C67°F water.
Yamamoto County
1.1 m4 ft waves, light wind and 20°C69°F water.
Oga
1.1 m4 ft waves, light wind and 22°C71°F water.
Yurihonjō
1.1 m4 ft waves, light wind and 20°C68°F water.
Yurihonjō
1.1 m3 ft waves, light wind and 21°C69°F water.
Akita
1.0 m3 ft waves, light wind and 21°C69°F water.
Akita
1.0 m3 ft waves, light wind and 21°C69°F water.
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All 3 scored beaches in Yurihonjō are good right now. Water is 20 to 21°C68 to 71°F. 道川海岸 is the calmest, with 6 km/h4 mph of wind and 1.1 m3 ft waves.
3 of 3 beaches good now
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Yurihonjō
Light wind, 21°C71°F water
Yurihonjō
Light wind, 20°C68°F water
7.0GreatYurihonjō
Light wind, 21°C69°F water
0 of 2 scored beaches in Akita are good right now. Water is 21°C69°F. Shimohama Beach is the calmest, with 7 km/h4 mph of wind and 1.0 m3 ft waves.
0 of 2 beaches good now
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6.9GoodAkita
Light wind, 21°C69°F water
Akita
Light wind, 21°C69°F water
1 of 1 scored beach in Katagami is good right now. Water is 20°C67°F.
1 of 1 beach good now
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7.4GreatKatagami
Light wind, 20°C67°F water
1 of 1 scored beach in Oga is good right now. Water is 22°C71°F.
1 of 1 beach good now
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7.3GreatOga
Light wind, 22°C71°F water
1 of 1 scored beach in Yamamoto County is good right now. Water is 20°C69°F.
1 of 1 beach good now
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7.4GreatYamamoto County
Light wind, 20°C69°F water
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西目海水浴場 has the top Beach Score right now: 7.5 Great, with 10 km/h (6 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
Sea water is 20 to 22°C (67 to 71°F) across the 8 scored beaches. The warmest is 塩浜, at 22°C (71°F).
出戸浜海水浴場 has the smallest waves, at 0.6 m (2 ft) with 5 km/h (3 mph) of wind.
1 of 8 listed beaches are tagged with lifeguards on OpenStreetMap, including 桂浜海水浴場. Tags can be out of date, so follow the posted flags and staff on the day.
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 4 pm, at 7.6 Great, and the strongest stretch runs 11 am to 5 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
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All 8 beaches in our data for Akita Prefecture are scored live on this page.
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