Overview

Beppu River is a kitesurfing spot in Kagoshima Prefecture, on the south coast of Kyushu. This spot at the Beppu River mouth offers west to northwest wind conditions in winter and southeast in summer.

The water is coastal. Tides are present. Suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Beppu River

Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 17:40

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 24.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:21 · 1.9 m Low tide 08:20 · 1.1 m High tide 15:49 · 2.1 m Low tide 21:36 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:01 · 1.9 m Low tide 09:28 · 1 m High tide 16:25 · 2.2 m Low tide 22:24 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:09 · 2.1 m Low tide 10:20 · 0.9 m High tide 16:53 · 2.4 m Low tide 23:00 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:56 · 2.3 m Low tide 11:03 · 0.9 m High tide 17:19 · 2.5 m Low tide 23:33 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:37 · 2.5 m Low tide 11:43 · 0.8 m High tide 17:45 · 2.6 m

Beppu River: 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

174h

in December · 21 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 18 rideable days a month and 174 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is September, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 12 °C. The wettest month is June, with 737 mm.

Monthly averages: Beppu River

Monthly averages — Beppu River — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.5	162 h	12 °C	32 mm
February	18.0	157 h	13 °C	174 mm
March	16.0	157 h	16 °C	256 mm
April	7.5	53 h	21 °C	229 mm
May	9.0	63 h	24 °C	458 mm
June	3.0	10 h	27 °C	737 mm
July	6.5	40 h	32 °C	240 mm
August	6.5	45 h	32 °C	387 mm
September	2.0	16 h	31 °C	104 mm
October	5.0	32 h	26 °C	137 mm
November	14.0	101 h	20 °C	99 mm
December	21.0	174 h	14 °C	20 mm

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Technical details of Beppu River spot

The spot works with winds from N, SE, SSE, S, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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