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Type:	Flat, Chop
Hazards:	Reefs, Corals, Rocks
Quality:	Crystal Clear
Best Tide:	High Tide, Coming Tide, Falling Tide

Usually clear water and the island is ringed by a lagoon in general, so it looks turquoise. No tidal restrains. Coral reefs. The lagoon dries out on a spring tide low tide.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Medium
Hazards:	Trees, Concrete
Beach Users:	None

Coral reefs and coral sand, you need to wear boots or you shred your soles. Keep distance from the concrete wall along the beach.

Best Months:	January, February, March, November, December
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	NW
Main Direction:	NW

For Southwest to NNW winds. Summer wind is usually light, fickle and southerly. Not much more than a sea breeze so big gear is a necessity. Better go diving in summer (around 10 knots). Winter rocks, northerly wind regularly blows and can reach 30 knots. Wind feels more consistent too. This is definitely the best time, starts off around mid October and carries on through March usually, normally NW. Northerly winds tends to be gusty.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

You will need to hire a car from the airport. From Naha Airport head south on Route 331 toward Itoman. Follow 331 until you see a sign for Cape Kyan. Take another right at the Nashiro Beach sign, and keep following the signs until you reach Nashiro Beach.

Rules:

Restricted Zones, Fees

It is a privately owned site and there is an entrance fee of 450 yen per person. Swimmer zone during summer marked with buoys.

There is plenty in Naha and around Okinawa city, but lots of bars are full of US military and get rowdy. Other bars won't let you in if you're a foreigner because they think all of us are military.