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Harutahama Beach

Kumage County, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Harutahama Beach 2 photos

  • Harutahama Beach

    Harutahama Beach. KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Anbo

    Anbo. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:38 pm
7 am
2.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Harutahama Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C78°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph E
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
3.2 m11 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
99%
Sunset
5:38 pm
Today
2.9Poor7 am1710
2.4Poor8 am1811
2.4Poor9 am1811
2.4Poor10 am1711
2.4Poor11 am1811
2.5Poor12 pm159
2.5PoorNow1610
2.5Poor2 pm1610
2.5Poor3 pm1711
2.4Poor4 pm1811
3.2Poor5 pm128
Sat
3.0Poor7 am2314
3.3Poor8 am2113
3.4Poor9 am2214
3.3Poor10 am2113
3.5Poor11 am2314
3.8Poor12 pm2213
3.9Poor1 pm2113
4.8Fair2 pm1912
5.3Fair3 pm1811
6.1Good4 pm1710
6.6Good5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 4 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 10 pm, -0.1 m. High at 5 am, 1.2 m. Low at 11 am, -0.1 mHigh 4 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 10 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 5 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 11 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow7 pm1 am7 am1 pm
  • High 4 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 5 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 64%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 34%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 7%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 20 m50 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Showers40 m110 ft away
  • Drinking water20 m70 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m530 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest town
10 km6.2 mi屋久島町 (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 mi屋久島空港 (KUM)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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