Surf-Forecast | Junkyards Surf Guide

Junkyards Surf Guide

Junkyards in Okinawa is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the southwest. A choice of left and right reefs. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Hazards include rips, coral and sharks.

Junkyards Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	25.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Junkyards:

The best conditions reported for surf at Junkyards occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Junkyards with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in August while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 54% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

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

blown out

35%

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

too small

54%

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

Explore Junkyards Location Map

Interactive Junkyards 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 Junkyards is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA) in Japan, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Junkyards is Naha Airport (OKA), also in Japan, 20 km (12 miles) away.

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Junkyards Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 05:53 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 20
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SW	SW
Period (s)	10	10	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Junkyards

Current tide and informaton

For Toya, Okinawa, Japan, 4 km from Junkyards.

Next High Water: 10:34am | 1.87m

Next Low Water: 05:14pm | 0.42m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Junkyards Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 27.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (25.8 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Junkyards won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 25.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite