Overview

Saikachi is a kitesurfing spot on Lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture. This lake spot offers flat water conditions with no tides or swell. Thermal winds and lake breezes create regular conditions.

Suited for beginners and intermediate riders thanks to the calm lake conditions.

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Spot forecast for Saikachi

Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 17:14

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

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Saikachi: 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

232h

in December · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 24 rideable days a month and 232 hours of usable wind, at 11 °C. The low point is July, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is June, with 268 mm.

Monthly averages: Saikachi

Monthly averages — Saikachi — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.0	235 h	8 °C	95 mm
February	23.0	234 h	8 °C	105 mm
March	22.0	231 h	11 °C	181 mm
April	17.5	168 h	17 °C	137 mm
May	17.0	168 h	20 °C	209 mm
June	15.0	120 h	25 °C	268 mm
July	13.0	78 h	30 °C	134 mm
August	18.5	152 h	30 °C	136 mm
September	13.0	94 h	29 °C	61 mm
October	19.0	165 h	23 °C	160 mm
November	21.0	186 h	16 °C	87 mm
December	26.5	232 h	10 °C	94 mm

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Technical details of Saikachi spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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