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Kotohiki Beach

Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Today’s timelapse
Kyotango

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:14 pm
7 am
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
Now
6.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Kotohiki Beach right now.

7.6Great

Hamazume Beach 8.9 km5.5 mi south-west

Scores 7.6 right now, 1.3 points above Kotohiki Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
21°C70°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
95 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:14 pm
Today
7.4Great7 am117
7.4Great8 am106
7.4Great9 am96
5.9Good10 am85
6.2Good11 am32
6.2Good12 pm21
6.3Good1 pm43
6.1Good2 pm96
6.8GoodNow95
6.9Good4 pm74
6.5Good5 pm74
Sat
3.0Poor7 am85
3.0Poor8 am138
3.1Poor9 am117
3.3Poor10 am117
4.2Fair11 am138
3.7Poor12 pm159
4.9Fair1 pm149
4.8Fair2 pm149
4.9Fair3 pm149
5.0Fair4 pm138
4.9Fair5 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 pm, 0.2 m. High at 12 am, 0.4 m. Low at 6 am, 0.3 m. High at 1 pm, 0.4 mLow 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • Low 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 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.

  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 32%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Kotohiki Beach

Kotohiki Beach is located in Kyotango, Japan, and covers an area of 103,170 square meters. The beach is 1,237 meters long and has a nearby toilet facility located 196 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Kotohiki Beach (琴引浜, Kotohikihama) is located in Kyōtango, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty, and forms part of the Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park. In 1996, the Ministry of the Environment selected the sound of the sands as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Its name refers to playing the koto stringed musical instrument.

Source: Kotohiki Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m640 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
740 m0.5 mi琴引浜
Nearest town
8.8 km5.5 mi京丹後市 (city)
Nearest airport
32 km20 mi但馬飛行場 (TJH)

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

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