Beach forecast for Amami
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+9) · Kagoshima, Japan Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+9- Swimming
- Use care · 3.0 ft
- Water
- 80 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 5 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 2:28 am and 2:43 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Amami (4/10). The best hours are from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm: pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 80 °F and low tide at 2:43 pm, though with clouds and some waves. The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.0 ft | 80 °F | 5 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.9 ft | 80 °F | 3 |
| Sat 31 | 4Poor beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.8 ft | 80 °F | 7 |
| Sun 1 | 8Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.3 ft | 80 °F | 7 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 1.6 ft | 80 °F | 5 |
| Tue 3 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.2 ft | 80 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 6.2 ft | 79 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 80 °F: pleasant
- Offshore breeze (7 mph)
- Water at 80 °F (warm)
- Low tide at 2:43 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (100% cloud cover)
- Swim with care: 3.0 ft waves every 7 s
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.0 ft
3.0 ft waves every 7 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 80 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 5 · SPF 30
Max UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 13 mph
Moderate offshore wind (13 mph). Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 2:43 pm
Low tide at 2:28 am and 2:43 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 9:09 am and 8:23 pm. Coefficient 90 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 80 °F and low tide at 2:43 pm, though with clouds and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 3 | Mainly clear | 74 °F | 12 mph | 3.7 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 2 | Partly cloudy | 74 °F | 13 mph | 3.6 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 2 | Partly cloudy | 75 °F | 12 mph | 3.5 ft | 4 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 77 °F | 11 mph | 3.3 ft | 5 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 78 °F | 9 mph | 3.2 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 79 °F | 8 mph | 3.1 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 80 °F | 7 mph | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 80 °F | 7 mph | 2.9 ft | 1 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 80 °F | 7 mph | 2.8 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Amami
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- 国直海岸 5.3 mi · W
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Amami
Is it a beach day in Amami today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 80 °F and low tide at 2:43 pm, though with clouds and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Amami today?
3.0 ft waves every 7 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Amami?
About 80 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Amami today?
UV reaches 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Amami?
Today low tide is at 2:28 am and 2:43 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 9:09 am and 8:23 pm. Coefficient 90 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Amami?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Amami?
国直海岸 (5.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Amami today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Naze (Japan Coast Guard) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Japan Coast Guard, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, https://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/TIDE/gauge/index_eng.php. Edited by Open Waters: constituent names, units and phases converted; tidal datums derived. Licensed Government Standard Terms of Use 2.0 (https://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/copyright.html). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data