月ヶ浜 · Okinawa, Japan
Near Hoshino Resorts Iriomote Hotel and open to non-guests. Named Tsukigahama ("Crescent Moon Beach") for its crescent shape. It offers Iriomote's finest sunset, so it's worth timing your visit. There are no lifeguards (swim at your own risk) and no box jellyfish net.
The same beach changes with the tide. Pick your activity, then pick your time.
Low tide
Poor
Mid tide
OK
High tide
OK
Workable at mid tide and high tide — avoid low tide.
Low tide
OK
Mid tide
OK
High tide
OK
Workable at low tide, mid tide and high tide.
Low tide
Excellent
Mid tide
Excellent
High tide
Excellent
Works at any tide.
Surfing — not suitable here.
We don’t publish wave height or swell forecasts.
Check the day's marine warnings and local flags before you enter the water. Suitability is a tide-based guide, not a safety call.
See the next high and low tide for this beach, and what suits it right now, in the app.
Free · check the tide without an account.
