Overview

Shibukawa Beach is a kitesurfing spot in Okayama Prefecture, on the Seto Inland Sea coast. This spot offers sheltered conditions with west to northwest winds in winter.

The water is relatively calm. Tides are present. Suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Shibukawa Beach

Sunrise 06:13 · Sunset 17:24

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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 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:58 · 1.4 m High tide 08:44 · 2.4 m Low tide 14:11 · 1.4 m High tide 21:10 · 2.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:46 · 1.3 m High tide 09:45 · 2.5 m Low tide 15:15 · 1.4 m High tide 21:58 · 3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:22 · 1.2 m High tide 10:37 · 2.6 m Low tide 16:12 · 1.3 m High tide 22:43 · 2.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:54 · 1.1 m High tide 11:24 · 2.8 m Low tide 17:04 · 1.3 m High tide 23:26 · 2.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:25 · 1 m High tide 12:06 · 3 m Low tide 17:53 · 1.2 m

Shibukawa Beach: 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

213h

in December · 23 rideable days

The season runs from December to March, peaking in December: 20 rideable days a month and 213 hours of usable wind, at 10 °C. The low point is September, at 7 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 8 °C. The wettest month is June, with 222 mm.

Monthly averages: Shibukawa Beach

Monthly averages — Shibukawa 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	21.0	205 h	9 °C	21 mm
February	16.0	174 h	8 °C	72 mm
March	18.0	170 h	11 °C	123 mm
April	7.5	59 h	17 °C	94 mm
May	10.0	92 h	20 °C	180 mm
June	9.5	62 h	24 °C	222 mm
July	10.0	106 h	29 °C	126 mm
August	8.5	53 h	31 °C	116 mm
September	7.0	59 h	29 °C	85 mm
October	7.5	43 h	23 °C	121 mm
November	12.5	123 h	17 °C	77 mm
December	23.0	213 h	11 °C	12 mm

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Technical details of Shibukawa Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, 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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