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Trip planner / Japan: Okinawa / May

Surfing in Japan: Okinawa in May

Off season

May is outside our editors’ surf season for Japan: Okinawa (Jun–Oct). The next in-season month is June.

Historical swell averages for May

Historical averages, 2022–2025 — not a forecast and not a surf-quality score.

Hours with rideable groundswell
3%
Median swell height
0.5 m
Median swell period
4.8 s

Derived from Open-Meteo marine reanalysis data (2022–2025), licensed CC BY 4.0. Swell availability, not surf quality — the season call is editorial.

Graded spots in Japan: Okinawa

Intermediate · Levels 4-5

  • Sunabe

Advanced · Levels 6-7

  • Sunabe

Camps in Japan: Okinawa

    Operating months not recorded — check with the camp

    • Okinawa Surf Guide (OSG)

    Japan: Okinawa, month by month

    1. JanOff season
    2. FebOff season
    3. MarOff season
    4. AprOff season
    5. MayOff season
    6. JunIn season
    7. JulIn season
    8. AugIn season
    9. SepIn season
    10. OctIn season
    11. NovOff season
    12. DecOff season

    Everywhere in season in May, by level

    • May · Beginner (Levels 1-3)
    • May · Intermediate (Levels 4-5)
    • May · Advanced (Levels 6-7)

    Also in season in May

    Portugal
    • Portugal
    Indonesia
    • Bali
    • Mentawai Islands
    • Lombok
    • Java
    Costa Rica
    • Costa Rica
    Mexico
    • Mexico
    Nicaragua
    • Nicaragua
    El Salvador
    • El Salvador
    Panama
    • Panama
    Australia
    • Eastern Australia
    • Western Australia
    Fiji
    • Fiji
    Peru
    • Peru
    Chile
    • Chile
    South Africa
    • South Africa
    USA
    • Hawaii
    • California
    Spain
    • Spain
    Brazil
    • Brazil
    Thailand
    • Thailand

    The full Japan: Okinawa guide · Find your level