MInato Point

Dane Gillett

South End - Shinga or as known to the local Minato Tucked into the southern end of the beach it is offshore in SW (where are the rest of the beach is onshore) - the reverse of this is when the main peak and northern ends of the beach are offshore this is often on shore. A small secret is that the high cliffs will often 'turn the wind' and so conditions will be OK even with a light northerly blowing. Sand covered rocky reef the swells break left and right, the better wave being right. Frequented by lots of locals who chip in and rent houses together, mostly young guys and girls, friendly and good surfers. Impossible to see from the main car park and a good 400m walk so always has fewer people on it. Can drive down to a small river and park for a short time to look, then its a 50m walk to the sea wall and a 150m cross beach view of the wave. Best Tide: best waves break when the tide is 80cm to 100cm height Best Swell Direction: E or SE during typhoon season, N or NE windswells in winter and spring Best Size: 2 to 4 feet (waist to overhead) Best Wind: NW to WSW Perfect-O-Meter: 5, depending on the sandbars (1 1 ft wind slop; 10 G-Land) Bottom: Reef / Sand Access: Park in the parking lot, and walk Crowd Factor: Weekends and holiday periods 5, weekdays 3 (1 Pipeline in Summer; 10 Tokyo Station) Local Vibe: friendly Water Quality: 3 - (1clean; 10turds in the lineup) Food: Dennies, 7-Eleven, Liquor shop and various restaurants back in front of the main carpark

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