Watarase Lake Taninaka kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Japan · Préfecture de Gunma

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 12 m 36.22 | 139.66

Overview

Watarase Lake Taninaka is a kitesurfing spot in Gunma Prefecture, on Watarase Lake (Watarase retarding basin). This freshwater spot offers flat water conditions with no tides.

Conditions are calm and suited for beginners and intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Watarase Lake Taninaka

Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 16:59

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

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Watarase Lake Taninaka: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

47h

in February · 10.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, March and May, at 11 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is September, at 3.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is May, with 215 mm.

Monthly averages: Watarase Lake Taninaka

Monthly averages — Watarase Lake Taninaka — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.0	32 h	9 °C	26 mm
February	10.5	47 h	10 °C	43 mm
March	10.5	70 h	13 °C	143 mm
April	7.0	42 h	20 °C	101 mm
May	10.5	61 h	23 °C	215 mm
June	6.0	25 h	28 °C	175 mm
July	6.5	39 h	33 °C	102 mm
August	4.5	35 h	33 °C	100 mm
September	3.5	22 h	30 °C	140 mm
October	6.5	32 h	22 °C	135 mm
November	5.0	23 h	16 °C	52 mm
December	7.5	38 h	11 °C	23 mm

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Technical details of Watarase Lake Taninaka spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, 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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