Yona Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Okinawa, Japan)

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Yona Bay Surf Guide

Yona Bay in Okinawa is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the north. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care to avoid the rocks.

Yona Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	23.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Yona Bay:

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

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Yona Bay 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 14% of the time in March while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 39% 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

47%

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

too small

39%

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

Explore Yona Bay Location Map

Interactive Yona Bay 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 Yona Bay is Yoron Airport (RNJ) in Japan, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Yona Bay is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA), also in Japan, 62 km (39 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.

Yona Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 03:40 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	6	6	4	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Yona Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Hentona, Okinawa, Japan, 2 km from Yona Bay.

Next High Water: 08:27am | 1.71m

Next Low Water: 03:27pm | 0.25m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Yona Bay Sea Temperature

The Yona Bay water temperature is warm (23.6 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 23.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite