Castles Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Okinawa, Japan)

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Castles Surf Guide

Castles in Okinawa is an exposed point break that usually has waves. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the best wave direction is from the east.The break here is a left hand point. Rarely crowded here. Take care of coral, urchins, rips and sharks.

Castles Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Point	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
consistent	71°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Castles:

The best conditions reported for surf at Castles occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Castles (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Castles with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 17% of the time in September while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 39% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

39%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Castles Location Map

Interactive Castles surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Castles is Naha Airport (OKA) in Japan, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Castles is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA), also in Japan, 32 km (20 miles) away.

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Castles Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 19:15 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (ft)	ESE	ESE	E	S
Period (s)	9	9	10	5
Wind (mph)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Castles

Current tide and informaton

For Itoman, Okinawa, Japan, 7 miles from Castles.

Next High Water: 05:42am | 6ft

Next Low Water: 11:18pm | 1ft

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Castles Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 23.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (21.9 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 71°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite