Overview

Chigasaki is a kitesurfing spot on the Shonan coast, Kanagawa Prefecture. This popular beach offers typical Pacific coast wind conditions with southwest thermal breezes in summer and northeast winds in winter. The spot is easily accessible from Tokyo.

The water is exposed to Sagami Bay with moderate chop conditions. Pacific tides are significant. The spot suits intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Chigasaki

Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 17:01

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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 7.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:38 · 0.7 m High tide 13:59 · 1.4 m Low tide 19:45 · 1.1 m High tide 23:28 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 06:51 · 0.7 m High tide 14:20 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:13 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:20 · 1.3 m Low tide 07:44 · 0.6 m High tide 14:40 · 1.5 m Low tide 20:39 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:24 · 1.4 m Low tide 08:28 · 0.6 m High tide 14:59 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:07 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:14 · 1.5 m Low tide 09:08 · 0.7 m High tide 15:18 · 1.6 m Low tide 21:37 · 0.5 m

Chigasaki: 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

302h

in October · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to November, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 302 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 21.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 11 °C. The wettest month is August, with 289 mm.

Monthly averages: Chigasaki

Monthly averages — Chigasaki — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.0	159 h	11 °C	36 mm
February	24.0	194 h	11 °C	70 mm
March	26.0	240 h	13 °C	190 mm
April	23.5	212 h	18 °C	139 mm
May	28.0	269 h	21 °C	227 mm
June	23.0	214 h	25 °C	261 mm
July	24.0	235 h	29 °C	93 mm
August	25.0	222 h	30 °C	289 mm
September	28.5	269 h	28 °C	142 mm
October	29.5	302 h	22 °C	172 mm
November	25.5	208 h	17 °C	74 mm
December	21.5	147 h	13 °C	24 mm

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Technical details of Chigasaki spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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EW8784 Zushi Kanagawa JP16.1 km

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