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Barasu Island

Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Barasu Island 3 photos

  • Yaeyama barasujima 2010 1

    Yaeyama barasujima 2010 1. Paipateroma, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Yaeyama barasujima 2010 2

    Yaeyama barasujima 2010 2. Paipateroma, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • バラス島 - panoramio

    バラス島 - panoramio. saku5885, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
7 am
1.8
76 km/h47 mph wind, Poor
8 am
1.8
83 km/h52 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.8
71 km/h44 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.8
87 km/h54 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
68 km/h42 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.8
87 km/h54 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.8
81 km/h50 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.8
87 km/h54 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
99 km/h62 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.8
110 km/h68 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
102 km/h63 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.8
89 km/h55 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
26°C79°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
8754 km/hmph E
Gusts
13081 km/hmph
Waves
6.2 m20 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
1.8Poor7 am7647
1.8Poor8 am8352
1.8Poor9 am7144
1.8Poor10 am8754
1.8Poor11 am6842
1.8Poor12 pm8754
1.8Poor1 pm8150
1.8PoorNow8754
1.8Poor3 pm9962
1.8Poor4 pm11068
1.8Poor5 pm10263
1.8Poor6 pm8955
Sat
1.8Poor7 am5534
1.8Poor8 am5735
1.8Poor9 am3823
1.8Poor10 am4729
1.8Poor11 am4528
1.8Poor12 pm4629
1.8Poor1 pm3723
1.8Poor2 pm4327
1.8Poor3 pm3924
1.8Poor4 pm3723
1.8Poor5 pm3522
1.8Poor6 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 2.3 m. Low at 11 pm, 1.0 m. High at 5 am, 2.0 m. Low at 11 am, 0.8 mHigh 5 pm, 2.3 m7 ftLow 11 pm, 1.0 m3 ftHigh 5 am, 2.0 m7 ftLow 11 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • High 5 pm, 2.3 m7 ft
  • Low 11 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • High 5 am, 2.0 m7 ft
  • Low 11 am, 0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 40%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 23%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Barasu Island

From Wikipedia

Ballast Island, also known as Barasu Island (Japanese: バラス島, romanized: Barasu-shima), is a small uninhabited coral island or cay in the Yaeyama chain off the coast of mainland Japan, located between the islands of Iriomote and Hatoma. The island sits at the center of a coral reef composed primarily of species of the stony coral genus Acropora, most numerously Acropora muricata. At least four goby species have been found at the island, as well as a specimen of the moray eel Gymnothorax ryukyuensis.

Source: Ballast Island (Japan) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
42 km26 mi波照間空港 (HTR)

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

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