Overview

Tsurukawa is a kitesurfing spot in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the north coast of Kyushu. West to northwest winds in winter and south winds in summer feed this coastal spot.

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

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Spot forecast for Tsurukawa

Sunrise 06:26 · Sunset 17:38

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

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Swell and waves

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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 2.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:31 · 1.1 m Low tide 12:00 · 0.6 m High tide 19:03 · 1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:12 · 0.8 m High tide 05:54 · 1.1 m Low tide 12:48 · 0.5 m High tide 19:26 · 1.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:02 · 0.7 m High tide 07:01 · 1.2 m Low tide 13:23 · 0.5 m High tide 19:47 · 1.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:39 · 0.6 m High tide 07:46 · 1.3 m Low tide 13:55 · 0.4 m High tide 20:10 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:13 · 0.4 m High tide 08:25 · 1.4 m Low tide 14:25 · 0.4 m High tide 20:34 · 1.5 m

Tsurukawa: 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

267h

in December · 28 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 21 rideable days a month and 267 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is October, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is June, with 236 mm.

Monthly averages: Tsurukawa

Monthly averages — Tsurukawa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.5	224 h	9 °C	63 mm
February	17.5	177 h	9 °C	119 mm
March	19.0	170 h	12 °C	166 mm
April	13.5	107 h	17 °C	123 mm
May	16.5	117 h	21 °C	173 mm
June	13.0	87 h	24 °C	236 mm
July	14.0	118 h	30 °C	122 mm
August	14.5	92 h	30 °C	220 mm
September	12.5	60 h	29 °C	86 mm
October	9.0	62 h	23 °C	107 mm
November	16.5	163 h	17 °C	155 mm
December	28.0	267 h	11 °C	43 mm

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Technical details of Tsurukawa 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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