Hiratsuka Beach

Hiratsuka Beach is an S-facing beach break in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan. It picks up swell from SE to SSE and S to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 81% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Sagami Bay mouth lets in swell from 181.2° (S) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 180 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

S (180°)

Best swell

SE to SSE (140°–168°) or S to SSW (190°–201°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to SSE (135.5° to 168.5°); S to SSW (190.5° to 201.5°)

Rare slot

Sagami Bay mouth, 181.2° S

Offshore wind

N

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1 (1 plays here)