抄録
Use of the suburban coast by surfers was examined in Sendai City, Japan as basic data for improving utilization of the coastal area. A total of 4 surfing locations were considered based on surf information, and the popular Sendai New Port site was chosen for the field study. The survey was carried out in 2004, observing once on each day of the week between August 30 and September 19, and involved taking counts of surfer numbers, male and female composition, types of boards used, and weather and surf conditions in a 20 min period every hour on the hour from 5am to 5pm. The survey revealed that only 10% of the surfers are female. Most male surfers use short boards, while most female surfers use body boards. The relationship between the surfer number and each of these factors suggests that the day of the week and the time of day are more important for utilization than the weather or surf conditions.
