Overview

Ooura Zaki Beach is a kitesurfing spot in Hiroshima Prefecture, on the Seto Inland Sea coast. This spot benefits from winds channeled through the inland sea, with west to northwest wind conditions in winter.

The Seto Inland Sea water is relatively sheltered with flat to moderate conditions. Tides are present but moderate. Suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Ooura Zaki Beach

Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 17:30

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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 1.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:50 · 1.6 m High tide 04:45 · 1.7 m Low tide 11:04 · 1.3 m High tide 18:39 · 2.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:02 · 1.5 m High tide 06:26 · 1.9 m Low tide 12:08 · 1.2 m High tide 19:02 · 2.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:14 · 1.3 m High tide 07:08 · 2.2 m Low tide 12:55 · 1.1 m High tide 19:26 · 2.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:35 · 1 m High tide 07:43 · 2.4 m Low tide 13:34 · 1 m High tide 19:52 · 2.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:59 · 0.8 m High tide 08:17 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:11 · 0.9 m High tide 20:19 · 2.8 m

Ooura Zaki 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

206h

in December · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 16 rideable days a month and 206 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is August, at 1 day.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is June, with 297 mm.

Monthly averages: Ooura Zaki Beach

Monthly averages — Ooura Zaki 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	20.5	176 h	9 °C	31 mm
February	13.5	117 h	9 °C	101 mm
March	13.5	106 h	12 °C	157 mm
April	4.5	31 h	17 °C	137 mm
May	7.5	53 h	19 °C	177 mm
June	2.5	10 h	24 °C	297 mm
July	2.0	9 h	29 °C	149 mm
August	1.0	8 h	30 °C	179 mm
September	1.5	14 h	29 °C	67 mm
October	7.0	41 h	23 °C	132 mm
November	13.0	123 h	17 °C	110 mm
December	21.5	206 h	12 °C	26 mm

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Technical details of Ooura Zaki 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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