Overview

Haimurubushi Beach is a kitesurfing spot on Kohama Island, in the Yaeyama archipelago, Okinawa Prefecture. This tropical spot offers crystal-clear warm waters with coral reefs. Northeast trade winds dominate in winter.

Tides are significant. Access is by ferry from Ishigaki. Suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Haimurubushi Beach

Sunrise 06:43 · Sunset 18:13

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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 High tide 00:45 · 1.4 m Low tide 08:34 · 0.8 m High tide 16:16 · 1.4 m Low tide 21:08 · 1.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:57 · 1.4 m Low tide 09:38 · 0.7 m High tide 16:42 · 1.5 m Low tide 22:09 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:07 · 1.5 m Low tide 10:24 · 0.6 m High tide 17:05 · 1.6 m Low tide 22:51 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:57 · 1.6 m Low tide 11:02 · 0.6 m High tide 17:27 · 1.7 m Low tide 23:27 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:40 · 1.7 m Low tide 11:38 · 0.6 m High tide 17:51 · 1.8 m

Haimurubushi 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

321h

in November · 28 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in November: 25 rideable days a month and 321 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is September, at 12.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 20 °C. The wettest month is October, with 466 mm.

Monthly averages: Haimurubushi Beach

Monthly averages — Haimurubushi 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	24.5	272 h	20 °C	92 mm
February	22.0	245 h	21 °C	124 mm
March	25.0	287 h	22 °C	125 mm
April	24.0	248 h	26 °C	143 mm
May	25.5	280 h	27 °C	349 mm
June	21.5	267 h	30 °C	139 mm
July	18.0	181 h	31 °C	233 mm
August	13.0	108 h	31 °C	134 mm
September	12.5	111 h	31 °C	164 mm
October	21.0	243 h	29 °C	466 mm
November	28.0	321 h	25 °C	202 mm
December	27.0	307 h	22 °C	162 mm

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Technical details of Haimurubushi Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, S, SSW, SW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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