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Guillotines, Bawley Point

5:37 am 6 Feb 2012

Paishawan Beach

4:58 pm 12 Apr 2011

Asakawa ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Asakawa Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Japan – Shikoku)

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Name: Asakawa
Type: point
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: NNW

Asakawa in Shikoku is a quite exposed point break that has inconsistent surf Ideal winds are from the north northwest. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the optimum wave angle is from the southeast.Surfers ride left hand point. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Asakawa Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Asakawa:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Uchizuma 1 mi
Second closest break Dead Man's Land 1 mi
Third closest break Kaifu Rivermouth 2 mi
Fourth closest break Teba Shima 3 mi
Fifth closest break Shishikui Beach 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Asakawa:

Closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 2536 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bering Sea Buoy 2763 mi
Third closest wave buoy Southeast Bering Sea Buoy 2956 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Shumagin Islands Buoy 3411 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy South Aleutians Buoy 3665 mi

Tide stations nearest to Asakawa:

Closest tide station Kannoura, Koti, Japan 7 mi
Second closest tide station Hiwasa, Tokusima, Japan 12 mi
Third closest tide station Tatibana, Tokusima, Japan 23 mi
Fourth closest tide station Murotu (Koti), Koti, Japan 27 mi
Fifth closest tide station Tomioka (Kii Suido), Tokusima, Japan 27 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Asakawa:

Closest ski area Chikusa Kogen (Japan) 109 mi
Second closest ski area Wakasugi Kogen Oya (Japan) 114 mi
Third closest ski area Bansyu Tokura (Japan) 115 mi
Fourth closest ski area Shin Tokura (Japan) 115 mi
Fifth closest ski area Hanamiyama (Japan) 117 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Asakawa:

Closest city location Anan (Japan) 25 mi
Second closest city location Muroto (Japan) 27 mi
Third closest city location Komatsushima (Japan) 28 mi
Fourth closest city location Aki (Japan) 29 mi
Fifth closest city location Ishii (Japan) 30 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Asakawa is Tokushima Airport (TKS) in Japan, 60 km (37 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Asakawa is Kochi Airport (KCZ), also in Japan, 66 km (41 miles) away.
  • Third is Takamatsu Airport (TAK) in Japan, 73 km (45 miles) away.
  • Nanki Shirahama (Nanki-shirahama) Airport (SHM) in Japan is 92 km (57 miles) away.
  • Okayama Airport (OKJ), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Asakawa and is 134 km (83 miles) away.
Asakawa break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Asakawa, Japan - Shikoku. Use the tab navigation above to view Asakawa sea temperature, Asakawa photographs, Asakawa detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Asakawa webcams, current wind from Japan - Shikoku live weather stations and Asakawa tide predictions. The Japan swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Japan and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Japan wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Asakawa.