Green Pole Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Okinawa, Japan)

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Green Pole Surf Guide

Green Pole in Okinawa is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the west. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the optimum wave angle is from the northeast.. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for coral, urchins, rips and sharks.

Green Pole Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	24.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Green Pole:

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

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

mayBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Green Pole with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in May while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 38% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

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

blown out

48%

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

too small

38%

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

Explore Green Pole Location Map

Interactive Green Pole 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 Green Pole is Naha Airport (OKA) in Japan, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Green Pole is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA), also in Japan, 26 km (16 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.

Green Pole Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:24 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE
Period (s)	10	10	9	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross	cross- on

Tides at Green Pole

Current tide and informaton

For Kudaka, 4 km from Green Pole.

Next High Water: 08:22am | 1.8m

Next Low Water: 02:35am | 0.97m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Green Pole Sea Temperature

Warm in and out of the water temperature at Green Pole today, but forecast to be overcast. With sea temperatures of 24.0 °C and a wind chill of 20.0 °C, most surfers will choose a shorty or a summer suit or just board shorts.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 24.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite