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Āra Beach

Shimajiri, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Āra Beach 2 photos

  • 2014-02-27 Ahra-Beach アーラ浜（久米島）DSCF8387

    2014-02-27 Ahra-Beach アーラ浜（久米島）DSCF8387. 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2014-02-27 Ahra-Beach アーラ浜（久米島）DSCF8455

    2014-02-27 Ahra-Beach アーラ浜（久米島）DSCF8455. 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm
7 am
2.2
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.3
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
51 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.3
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.8
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.9
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.3
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C80°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
6239 km/hmph SE
Gusts
7849 km/hmph
Waves
6.3 m21 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
96%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
2.2Poor7 am5735
2.2Poor8 am4125
2.3Poor9 am5534
2.3Poor10 am5131
1.8Poor11 am3924
2.3Poor12 pm5232
2.0Poor1 pm5433
1.8PoorNow6239
1.8Poor3 pm4427
1.9Poor4 pm5735
2.3Poor5 pm5736
Sat
2.3Poor7 am5433
2.3Poor8 am6037
2.3Poor9 am6440
2.3Poor10 am5937
2.4Poor11 am5736
2.5Poor12 pm5233
2.1Poor1 pm5634
2.4Poor2 pm5232
2.4Poor3 pm5233
2.7Poor4 pm4327
2.7Poor5 pm4830
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 1.9 m. Low at 11 pm, 0.6 m. High at 5 am, 1.9 m. Low at 11 am, 0.5 mHigh 5 pm, 1.9 m6 ftLow 11 pm, 0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 1.9 m6 ftLow 11 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • High 5 pm, 1.9 m6 ft
  • Low 11 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 am, 1.9 m6 ft
  • Low 11 am, 0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 32%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 32%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as free
  • Entry feeFree

Getting there

Nearest town
4.7 km2.9 mi久米島町 (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 mi久米島空港 (UEO)

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

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