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Kugunari Beach

Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Kugunari Beach 2 photos

  • Hoshino Terrace and the Pacific Ocean 202608

    Hoshino Terrace and the Pacific Ocean 202608. とらもん192, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Kesennuma Ōshima seen from Karakuwa Peninsula, -5 Nov. 2009 a

    Kesennuma Ōshima seen from Karakuwa Peninsula, -5 Nov. 2009 a. Satoh Junpei, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 4:44 pm
6 am
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
Now
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
20°C67°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph S
Gusts
3623 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
4:44 pm
Today
7.6Great6 am95
7.6Great7 am106
7.6Great8 am117
7.6Great9 am53
7.6Great10 am21
7.7Great11 am64
7.7Great12 pm96
7.7Great1 pm127
7.4Great2 pm1610
7.4Great3 pm1711
7.3GreatNow1912
Sat
6.1Good6 am53
6.4Good7 am74
6.3Good8 am53
5.8Good9 am42
5.7Good10 am85
5.2Fair11 am106
5.1Fair12 pm85
4.6Fair1 pm85
4.1Fair2 pm85
3.6Poor3 pm85
3.3Poor4 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.3 m. High at 2 am, 0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.2 m. High at 2 pm, 0.5 mLow 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 2 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.5 m2 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms450 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.6 km4.1 mi気仙沼市 (city)
Nearest airport
75 km47 miいわて花巻空港 (HNA)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Kugunari Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 95%
  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 15%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 31%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%