Haimurubushi Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Japan · Préfecture d'Okinawa

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 24.33 | 124

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.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:451.4 m08:340.8 m16:161.4 m21:081.1 m02:571.4 m09:380.7 m16:421.5 m22:091 m04:071.5 m10:240.6 m17:051.6 m22:510.8 m04:571.6 m11:020.6 m17:271.7 m23:270.6 m05:401.7 m11:380.6 m17:511.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 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.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d S October: 21 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days28 d N December: 27 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d S October: 21 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days28 d N December: 27 rideable days D

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

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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