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Sun Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Japan · Ibaraki

Spot currently openIntermediate level 36.29 | 140.56

Overview

Sun Beach is a kitesurfing spot in Ibaraki Prefecture, on the Pacific coast. This beach spot offers typical Pacific coast wind conditions with southwest breezes in summer and northeast winds in winter.

The water is oceanic. Tides are significant. Suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Sun Beach

Sunrise 05:48 · Sunset 16:56

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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 6.2 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 Now04:540.6 m13:361.2 m18:521.1 m22:041.1 m06:090.6 m13:491.3 m19:271 m00:241.1 m07:020.6 m14:031.3 m19:550.8 m01:391.2 m07:460.6 m14:181.3 m20:240.6 m02:341.3 m08:250.6 m14:351.4 m20:550.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m

Sun 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

141h

in May · 17.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 15 rideable days a month and 141 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is June, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 10 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d M June: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J July: 6 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 9 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 10 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d M June: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J July: 6 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 9 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is May, with 249 mm.

Monthly averages: Sun Beach
Monthly averages — Sun 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 10.0 48 h 10 °C 53 mm
February 9.5 79 h 10 °C 49 mm
March 14.0 112 h 13 °C 198 mm
April 13.0 88 h 17 °C 149 mm
May 17.5 141 h 20 °C 249 mm
June 5.5 35 h 24 °C 153 mm
July 6.0 57 h 28 °C 57 mm
August 10.0 73 h 29 °C 105 mm
September 14.5 115 h 27 °C 88 mm
October 21.0 203 h 21 °C 201 mm
November 11.5 82 h 16 °C 57 mm
December 9.0 51 h 11 °C 39 mm

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Technical details of Sun Beach spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not 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: Not rideable N E S W

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

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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