Overview

Kitesurf

Erimo is a kitesurfing spot at Cape Erimo, the southeastern tip of Hokkaido. Cape Erimo is known as one of the windiest places in Japan, with near-constant powerful west to northwest winds.

The water is oceanic, exposed to the Pacific. Tides are present. Reserved for expert riders due to extremely strong winds and challenging conditions.

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Spot forecast for Erimo

Sunrise 05:44 · Sunset 16:38

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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 4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:54 · 0.6 m High tide 13:09 · 1.2 m Low tide 17:22 · 1.1 m High tide 20:21 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:13 · 0.6 m High tide 13:06 · 1.2 m Low tide 18:32 · 1 m High tide 23:15 · 1.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 06:13 · 0.6 m High tide 13:14 · 1.3 m Low tide 19:05 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:44 · 1.2 m Low tide 06:59 · 0.7 m High tide 13:27 · 1.3 m Low tide 19:36 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:46 · 1.3 m Low tide 07:39 · 0.7 m High tide 13:44 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:08 · 0.5 m

Erimo: 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

242h

in December · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 21 rideable days a month and 242 hours of usable wind, at 4 °C. The low point is August, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is August, with 213 mm.

Monthly averages: Erimo

Monthly averages — Erimo — 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	171 h	1 °C	70 mm
February	18.5	176 h	1 °C	76 mm
March	19.0	163 h	4 °C	119 mm
April	11.0	108 h	10 °C	151 mm
May	13.5	122 h	14 °C	124 mm
June	9.0	80 h	19 °C	65 mm
July	9.0	89 h	23 °C	176 mm
August	5.0	29 h	25 °C	213 mm
September	11.5	100 h	22 °C	173 mm
October	14.5	130 h	15 °C	122 mm
November	23.0	207 h	9 °C	153 mm
December	25.5	242 h	3 °C	122 mm

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Technical details of Erimo 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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Nearby spots

All spots: Hokkaidō

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