Hatsu Beach

Hatsu Beach is an NNW-facing beach break in Okagaki, Fukuoka, Japan. It picks up swell from N to NNE and NNW to N, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 82% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

NNW (330°)

Best swell

NNW to N (344°–3°) or N (5°–11°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

N to NNE (5° to 26.5°); NNW to N (344.5° to 3.5°)

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1 (1 plays here)