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Balls Bowls Surf Guide

Balls Bowls in Okinawa is a quite exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the west. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the northeast. Both left and right reef breaks. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks and coral.

Balls Bowls Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	25.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Balls Bowls:

The best conditions reported for surf at Balls Bowls occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

augustBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Balls Bowls with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in August while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 87% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

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

too small

87%

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

Explore Balls Bowls Location Map

Interactive Balls Bowls 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 Balls Bowls is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA) in Japan, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Balls Bowls is Naha Airport (OKA), also in Japan, 42 km (26 miles) away.

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Balls Bowls Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 12:37 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NNW
Period (s)	12	12	11	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Balls Bowls

Current tide and informaton

For Balls Bowls, 0 km from Balls Bowls.

Next High Water: 01:04pm | 1.44m

Next Low Water: 07:13pm | 0.71m

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Balls Bowls Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(25.4 °C) too at Balls Bowls, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 25.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite