Shimoda

Shimoda is an S-facing beach break in Tsumekizaki Beach, Shizuoka, Japan. It picks up swell from ESE to SE and SSE to WSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 51% 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: an Izu Islands gap lets in swell from 151.2° (SSE) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 188 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

S (173°)

Best swell

SSE to SSW (163°–214°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

ESE to SE (121° to 125°); SSE to WSW (164.5° to 245.5°)

Rare slot

Izu Islands gap, 151.2° SSE

Offshore wind

N

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

2