Overview

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

The water is relatively calm. Tides are present but moderate. Suited for beginners and intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Iruka Beach

Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 17:31

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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 3.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:22 · 1.7 m High tide 04:21 · 1.8 m Low tide 10:57 · 1.3 m High tide 18:18 · 2.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:40 · 1.5 m High tide 06:04 · 1.9 m Low tide 12:00 · 1.2 m High tide 18:49 · 2.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:02 · 1.3 m High tide 06:54 · 2.2 m Low tide 12:48 · 1.1 m High tide 19:16 · 2.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:27 · 1 m High tide 07:33 · 2.5 m Low tide 13:27 · 0.9 m High tide 19:44 · 2.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:53 · 0.8 m High tide 08:09 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:05 · 0.9 m High tide 20:12 · 2.8 m

Iruka 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

211h

in December · 22 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 15 rideable days a month and 211 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is September, at 1.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 46%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 9 °C. The wettest month is June, with 314 mm.

Monthly averages: Iruka Beach

Monthly averages — Iruka 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	19.0	168 h	10 °C	31 mm
February	11.0	110 h	9 °C	107 mm
March	13.5	106 h	11 °C	165 mm
April	6.0	39 h	16 °C	133 mm
May	9.0	61 h	19 °C	189 mm
June	3.0	15 h	23 °C	314 mm
July	2.0	13 h	29 °C	136 mm
August	2.5	14 h	30 °C	218 mm
September	1.5	13 h	28 °C	60 mm
October	5.0	30 h	23 °C	122 mm
November	10.5	110 h	17 °C	118 mm
December	22.0	211 h	12 °C	19 mm

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Technical details of Iruka 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: Beginner

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