Overview

Kitesurf

Bakkai is a kitesurfing spot in the far north of Hokkaido, near Wakkanai. It is one of Japan's northernmost kitesurfing spots. West to northwest winds are extremely powerful in this area.

The water is exposed to the Sea of Japan. Tides are present. Reserved for expert riders due to extreme conditions, very cold water, and remoteness.

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Spot forecast for Bakkai

Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 16:41

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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 4.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:44 · 0.3 m Low tide 04:01 · 0.3 m High tide 05:12 · 0.3 m Low tide 17:27 · 0.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:36 · 0.3 m Low tide 18:18 · 0.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:50 · 0.3 m Low tide 10:25 · 0.2 m High tide 12:13 · 0.2 m Low tide 19:08 · 0.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:36 · 0.3 m Low tide 10:24 · 0.2 m High tide 13:33 · 0.3 m Low tide 20:00 · 0.2 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:27 · 0.3 m Low tide 09:29 · 0.2 m High tide 14:40 · 0.3 m Low tide 20:53 · 0.2 m

Bakkai: 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 · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in December: 19 rideable days a month and 211 hours of usable wind, at 3 °C. The low point is June, at 2.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is August, with 240 mm.

Monthly averages: Bakkai

Monthly averages — Bakkai — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.5	135 h	-2 °C	136 mm
February	18.5	163 h	-1 °C	66 mm
March	18.0	175 h	1 °C	84 mm
April	12.5	103 h	9 °C	81 mm
May	5.5	44 h	13 °C	94 mm
June	2.5	24 h	17 °C	109 mm
July	4.5	37 h	22 °C	102 mm
August	4.0	32 h	23 °C	240 mm
September	12.5	114 h	21 °C	125 mm
October	18.0	171 h	14 °C	106 mm
November	20.5	196 h	6 °C	135 mm
December	23.5	211 h	-1 °C	134 mm

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Technical details of Bakkai 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: Expert

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