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

0 5 10 15 January: 7 rideable days J February: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 7 rideable days A May: 10.5 rideable days M June: 6 rideable days J July: 6.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 7 rideable days J February: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 7 rideable days A May: 10.5 rideable days M June: 6 rideable days J July: 6.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days D

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

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

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