Barasu Island
Taketomi, Japan · sea 29.1 °C at its warmest, in July
Photo: Kzaral · CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea29.1 °C in July
- Coolest sea23.1 °C in February
- At or above 20 °CAll year
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇯🇵 Japan
- Coordinates24.4347, 123.8169
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.
About
Ballast Island, also known as Barasu Island (Japanese: バラス島, romanized: Barasu-shima), is a small uninhabited coral island or cay in the Yaeyama chain off the coast of mainland Japan,…
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Questions
How warm is the sea at Barasu Island?
The sea off Barasu Island averages 29.1 °C at its warmest, in July, and 23.1 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.
When can you swim at Barasu Island?
The sea reaches 20 °C or more from All year. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.
Where is Barasu Island?
Barasu Island is on the coast of Taketomi, Japan, at 24.4347, 123.8169. The globe on this site flies straight to it.