Overview

Kamogawa is a kitesurfing spot on the southeast coast of the Boso Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture. This seaside resort known for its aquarium offers surf and kitesurf conditions with Pacific exposure. Southwest winds in summer and northeast winds in winter provide regular conditions.

The water is oceanic with waves. Tides are significant. Suited for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Kamogawa

Sunrise 05:49 · Sunset 16:59

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

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Swell and waves

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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 4.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:27 · 0.6 m High tide 13:53 · 1.3 m Low tide 19:29 · 1.1 m High tide 23:03 · 1.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 06:40 · 0.6 m High tide 14:12 · 1.3 m Low tide 20:00 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:04 · 1.2 m Low tide 07:33 · 0.6 m High tide 14:30 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:27 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:12 · 1.3 m Low tide 08:17 · 0.6 m High tide 14:47 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:55 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:03 · 1.4 m Low tide 08:57 · 0.7 m High tide 15:06 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:26 · 0.5 m

Kamogawa: 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

272h

in October · 27 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are October, September and March, at 25 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is January, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 11 °C. The wettest month is June, with 319 mm.

Monthly averages: Kamogawa

Monthly averages — Kamogawa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.5	83 h	12 °C	66 mm
February	21.5	153 h	11 °C	101 mm
March	23.0	188 h	14 °C	249 mm
April	19.5	167 h	18 °C	197 mm
May	20.5	228 h	21 °C	297 mm
June	16.5	132 h	25 °C	319 mm
July	18.5	190 h	28 °C	144 mm
August	18.0	185 h	29 °C	272 mm
September	26.0	223 h	28 °C	214 mm
October	27.0	272 h	22 °C	216 mm
November	21.5	177 h	18 °C	110 mm
December	14.5	101 h	13 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of Kamogawa 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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