Western Wakayama Prefecture
16 of 16 beaches scored, 10 good now
7.0GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: 宮の浜ビーチ, 7.9
- Water
- 25°C77°F
- Wind
- 11 km/h7 mph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
Shirarahama, Nishimuro CountyWakayama Prefecture beaches
Which Wakayama Prefecture beach is best right now? 20 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
- Beaches20
- Good now10 of 20
- Water24 to 26°C75 to 80°F
- Best now宮の浜ビーチ7.9Great
Updated 1:25 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Top 3 right now
Ranked by live Beach Score right now, then by the best stretch ahead.
- 25°C77°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one17.9Great
宮の浜ビーチ
Wakayama
Good stretch until sunset, 5:16 pm- Air
- 21°C70°F
- Water
- 25°C77°F
- Wind
- 7 km/h4 mph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 6.7 
27.9Great浪早ビーチ
Wakayama
Good stretch until sunset, 5:16 pm- Air
- 21°C70°F
- Water
- 25°C77°F
- Wind
- 7 km/h4 mph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 6.7- 37.9Great
片男波海水浴場
Wakayama
Good stretch until sunset, 5:16 pm- Air
- 21°C70°F
- Water
- 25°C77°F
- Wind
- 7 km/h4 mph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 6.7
Wakayama Prefecture today
A mixed day for the beach across Wakayama Prefecture: 10 of 20 scored beaches are good right now, best in Western Wakayama Prefecture, water is 24 to 26°C75 to 80°F, and wind averages 13 km/h8 mph (gentle breeze). Read at 1:25 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.
Eastern Wakayama Prefecture
4 of 4 beaches scored, 0 good now
2.8PoorAverage Beach ScoreBest: 橋杭海水浴場, 3.0
- Water
- 25°C76°F
- Wind
- 20 km/h12 mph
- Waves
- 3.1 m10 ft
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet
Warmest water
26°C80°F
橋杭海水浴場
Higashimuro County. 1.5°2.7° above the Wakayama Prefecture average. Score 3.0 Poor.
Best hours
Wakayama Prefecture averages 6.3 Good this hour. The best hour today is 1 pm (6.3); the weakest is 7 am (5.4).
The strongest stretch runs 8 am to 6 pm.
Wakayama Prefecture tomorrow: the best hour is 5 pm (5.5) and the weakest is 7 am (3.0).
The strongest stretch runs 5 pm to 6 pm.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
All Wakayama Prefecture beaches
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- 25°C77°FNo photo yet7.9Great
宮の浜ビーチ
Wakayama
Small waves, light wind and 25°C77°F water.
- Water25°C77°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
7.9Great浪早ビーチ
Wakayama
Small waves, light wind and 25°C77°F water.
- Water25°C77°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- Paid parking
- 7.9Great
片男波海水浴場
Wakayama
Small waves, light wind and 25°C77°F water.
- Water25°C77°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.8 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 25°C77°FNo photo yet7.5Great
田海水浴場
Arida County
Small waves, light wind and 25°C77°F water.
- Water25°C77°F
- Air21°C69°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 25°C77°FNo photo yet7.5Great
西広海岸
Arida County
Small waves, light wind and 25°C77°F water.
- Water25°C77°F
- Air21°C69°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves0.9 m3 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- Timelapse7.0Great
Kataonami Beach
Wakayama
Small waves, light wind and 25°C76°F water.
- Water25°C76°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves0.7 m2 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 7.0Great
二里ヶ浜
Wakayama
Small waves, light wind and 25°C76°F water.
- Water25°C76°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves0.7 m2 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 25°C76°FNo photo yet7.0Great
池尻浜
Wakayama
Small waves, light wind and 25°C76°F water.
- Water25°C76°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves0.7 m2 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
7.0Great深山海岸
Wakayama
Small waves, light wind and 25°C76°F water.
- Water25°C76°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves0.7 m2 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 7.0Great
磯の浦海水浴場
Wakayama
Small waves, light wind and 25°C76°F water.
- Water25°C76°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves0.7 m2 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 25°C77°FNo photo yet6.8Good
シャクシの浜
Hidaka County
1.7 m6 ft waves, light wind and 25°C77°F water.
- Water25°C77°F
- Air21°C69°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.7 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 25°C77°FNo photo yet6.8Good
方杭海水浴場
Hidaka County
1.7 m6 ft waves, light wind and 25°C77°F water.
- Water25°C77°F
- Air21°C69°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.7 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.5GoodShirarahama
Nishimuro County
1.9 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C78°F water.
- Water26°C78°F
- Air23°C74°F
- Wind17 km/h11 mph
- Waves1.9 m6 ft
- Free parking
- 26°C78°FNo photo yet6.5Good
五色ヶ浜
Nishimuro County
1.9 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C78°F water.
- Water26°C78°F
- Air23°C74°F
- Wind17 km/h11 mph
- Waves1.9 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C78°FNo photo yet6.0Good
グラウンド
Tanabe
1.9 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C78°F water.
- Water26°C78°F
- Air23°C73°F
- Wind16 km/h10 mph
- Waves1.9 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C78°FNo photo yet6.0Good
田辺扇ヶ浜海水浴場
Tanabe
1.9 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C78°F water.
- Water26°C78°F
- Air23°C73°F
- Wind16 km/h10 mph
- Waves1.9 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet3.0Poor
橋杭海水浴場
Higashimuro County
2.9 m9 ft waves, breezy and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air22°C72°F
- Wind24 km/h15 mph
- Waves2.9 m9 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 24°C75°FNo photo yet2.8Poor
上地の浜
Higashimuro County
3.2 m11 ft waves, gentle breeze and 24°C75°F water.
- Water24°C75°F
- Air21°C71°F
- Wind15 km/h9 mph
- Waves3.2 m11 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
2.8Poor那智海水浴場
Higashimuro County
3.2 m11 ft waves, gentle breeze and 24°C75°F water.
- Water24°C75°F
- Air21°C71°F
- Wind15 km/h9 mph
- Waves3.2 m11 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 24°C75°FNo photo yet2.5Poor
王子ヶ浜
Shingū
2.9 m10 ft waves, breezy and 24°C75°F water.
- Water24°C75°F
- Air22°C72°F
- Wind24 km/h15 mph
- Waves2.9 m10 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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Wakayama Prefecture by area
Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.
Wakayama
All 8 scored beaches in Wakayama are good right now. Water is 25°C76 to 77°F. Kataonami Beach is the calmest, with 11 km/h7 mph of wind and 0.7 m2 ft waves.
8 of 8 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 25°C77°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one7.9Great
宮の浜ビーチ
Wakayama
Light wind, 25°C77°F water
- 7.9Great
浪早ビーチ
Wakayama
Light wind, 25°C77°F water
- 7.9Great
片男波海水浴場
Wakayama
Light wind, 25°C77°F water
7.0GreatKataonami Beach
Wakayama
Light wind, 25°C76°F water
- 7.0Great
二里ヶ浜
Wakayama
Light wind, 25°C76°F water
- 25°C76°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one7.0Great
池尻浜
Wakayama
Light wind, 25°C76°F water
7.0Great深山海岸
Wakayama
Light wind, 25°C76°F water
- 7.0Great
磯の浦海水浴場
Wakayama
Light wind, 25°C76°F water
Higashimuro County
0 of 3 scored beaches in Higashimuro County are good right now. Water is 24 to 26°C75 to 80°F. 橋杭海水浴場 is the calmest, with 24 km/h15 mph of wind and 2.9 m9 ft waves.
0 of 3 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 26°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one3.0Poor
橋杭海水浴場
Higashimuro County
Breezy at 24 km/h15 mph, 2.9 m9 ft waves
- 24°C75°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one2.8Poor
上地の浜
Higashimuro County
Gentle breeze at 15 km/h9 mph, 3.2 m11 ft waves
2.8Poor那智海水浴場
Higashimuro County
Gentle breeze at 15 km/h9 mph, 3.2 m11 ft waves
Arida County
All 2 scored beaches in Arida County are good right now. Water is 25°C77°F. 田海水浴場 is the calmest, with 6 km/h4 mph of wind and 0.9 m3 ft waves.
2 of 2 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Hidaka County
0 of 2 scored beaches in Hidaka County are good right now. Water is 25°C77°F. シャクシの浜 is the calmest, with 8 km/h5 mph of wind and 1.7 m6 ft waves.
0 of 2 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Nishimuro County
0 of 2 scored beaches in Nishimuro County are good right now. Water is 26°C78°F. Shirarahama is the calmest, with 17 km/h11 mph of wind and 1.9 m6 ft waves.
0 of 2 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
6.5GoodShirarahama
Nishimuro County
Gentle breeze, 26°C78°F water
- 26°C78°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one6.5Good
五色ヶ浜
Nishimuro County
Gentle breeze, 26°C78°F water
Tanabe
0 of 2 scored beaches in Tanabe are good right now. Water is 26°C78°F. グラウンド is the calmest, with 16 km/h10 mph of wind and 1.9 m6 ft waves.
0 of 2 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Shingū
0 of 1 scored beach in Shingū are good right now. Water is 24°C75°F.
0 of 1 beach good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 24°C75°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one2.5Poor
王子ヶ浜
Shingū
Breezy at 24 km/h15 mph, 2.9 m10 ft waves
Sub-areas of Wakayama Prefecture
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.
- 7.9Great
- 2.8Poor
- 7.5Great
- 6.8Good
- 6.5Good
- 6.0Good
- 2.5Poor
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Wakayama Prefecture beach questions
Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
What is the best beach in Wakayama Prefecture right now?
宮の浜ビーチ has the top Beach Score right now: 7.9 Great, with 7 km/h (4 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
What is the water temperature in Wakayama Prefecture today?
Sea water is 24 to 26°C (75 to 80°F) across the 20 scored beaches. The warmest is 橋杭海水浴場, at 26°C (80°F).
Where is the sea calmest in Wakayama Prefecture right now?
Kataonami Beach has the smallest waves, at 0.7 m (2 ft) with 11 km/h (7 mph) of wind. 4 other beaches are level with it.
Which Wakayama Prefecture beaches have lifeguards?
None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.
What is the best time to go to the beach in Wakayama Prefecture today?
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 1 pm, at 6.3 Good, and the strongest stretch runs 8 am to 6 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
Are there live beach cams in Wakayama Prefecture?
No live cams are listed for Wakayama Prefecture yet. If you run one, you can list it free.
How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Wakayama Prefecture?
All 20 beaches in our data for Wakayama Prefecture are scored live on this page.
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