Overview

Sabae Beach is a kitesurfing spot on Lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture. Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake and offers inland water conditions with thermal winds and lake breezes. Prevailing winds vary but south thermals work well in summer.

The water is lacustrine, with no tides and no ocean swell. Conditions are generally flat, ideal for beginners and intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Sabae Beach

Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 17:15

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Sabae Beach: when to go?

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Season · peak

243h

in January · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to March, peaking in January: 27 rideable days a month and 243 hours of usable wind, at 10 °C. The low point is September, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is June, with 294 mm.

Monthly averages: Sabae Beach

Monthly averages — Sabae Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.5	243 h	8 °C	41 mm
February	24.0	240 h	8 °C	81 mm
March	27.5	261 h	11 °C	188 mm
April	21.5	181 h	17 °C	153 mm
May	22.0	215 h	20 °C	235 mm
June	19.5	148 h	25 °C	294 mm
July	20.5	142 h	30 °C	159 mm
August	22.5	173 h	31 °C	131 mm
September	18.5	154 h	29 °C	98 mm
October	23.0	206 h	23 °C	154 mm
November	22.5	185 h	16 °C	91 mm
December	28.0	241 h	11 °C	49 mm

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Technical details of Sabae Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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