Kominato Beach, Chichijima

Kominato Beach, Chichijima is a WSW-facing reef break in Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan. It picks up swell from SE to S and SSW to W and W to NNW. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

WSW (244°)

Best swell

SSW to W (207°–279°) or W to WNW (280°–295°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to S (129° to 173.5°); SSW to W (207° to 278.5°); W to NNW (280.5° to 335.5°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1