Oku Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Okinawa, Japan)

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Oku Surf Guide

Oku in Okinawa is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the best wave direction is from the north. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include coral and sharks.

Oku Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	23.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Oku:

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

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Oku with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in February while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 48% 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

50%

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

too small

48%

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

Explore Oku Location Map

Interactive Oku 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 Oku is Yoron Airport (RNJ) in Japan, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Oku is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA), also in Japan, 76 km (47 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.

Oku Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 10:06 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)	N	NNW	NNW	E
Period (s)	7	7	7	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on

Tides at Oku

Current tide and informaton

For Ko-Chan (Hedo Point), 3 km from Oku.

Next High Water: 09:37pm | 1.57m

Next Low Water: 02:53pm | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Oku Sea Temperature

The Oku water temperature is warm (23.5 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 23.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite