Aja Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Okinawa, Japan)

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Aja Surf Guide

Aja in Okinawa is an exposed reef break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the north. A left hand reef. Sometimes crowded. Take care of coral, urchins, rips and sharks.

Aja Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	2.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	30.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Aja:

The best conditions reported for surf at Aja occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Aja with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in March while 36% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 57% 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

36%

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

too small

57%

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

Explore Aja Location Map

Interactive Aja 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 Aja is Naha Airport (OKA) in Japan, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Aja is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA), also in Japan, 18 km (11 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Aja Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 03:59 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 16
ft, °F	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	12	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	off

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Tides at Aja

Current tide and informaton

For Naha, Okinawa, Japan, 1 km from Aja.

Next High Water: 09:46am | 2.07m

Next Low Water: 04:04pm | 0.55m

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Aja Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 30.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (30.4 °C) too at Aja. Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 30.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite