Overview

Cape Zanpa is a kitesurfing spot on the west coast of Okinawa's main island, near the famous Zanpa Lighthouse. This cape offers exposure to northeast winds in winter and south winds in summer. The scenery is spectacular with limestone cliffs.

The water is more exposed than Okinawa's lagoon spots. Tides are significant. Suited for intermediate to advanced riders due to exposure.

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Spot forecast for Cape Zanpa

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 17:57

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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 3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:06 · 1.5 m Low tide 08:30 · 0.8 m High tide 16:01 · 1.6 m Low tide 21:36 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:02 · 1.6 m Low tide 09:39 · 0.8 m High tide 16:34 · 1.7 m Low tide 22:27 · 1.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:11 · 1.7 m Low tide 10:28 · 0.7 m High tide 17:01 · 1.9 m Low tide 23:03 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:01 · 1.8 m Low tide 11:08 · 0.7 m High tide 17:27 · 2 m Low tide 23:36 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:44 · 2 m Low tide 11:45 · 0.7 m High tide 17:54 · 2.1 m

Cape Zanpa: 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

251h

in November · 26 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in November: 24 rideable days a month and 251 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is September, at 10 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 19 °C. The wettest month is May, with 314 mm.

Monthly averages: Cape Zanpa

Monthly averages — Cape Zanpa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	24.0	233 h	19 °C	65 mm
February	21.5	236 h	19 °C	90 mm
March	25.0	253 h	21 °C	142 mm
April	19.0	167 h	24 °C	243 mm
May	21.5	211 h	26 °C	314 mm
June	19.5	212 h	29 °C	279 mm
July	11.0	96 h	31 °C	187 mm
August	11.0	93 h	31 °C	90 mm
September	10.0	88 h	31 °C	147 mm
October	16.5	144 h	30 °C	169 mm
November	26.0	251 h	25 °C	126 mm
December	25.5	252 h	21 °C	75 mm

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Technical details of Cape Zanpa spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, 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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