Overview

Yaka Beach is a kitesurfing spot on the east coast of Okinawa's main island. This spot benefits from northeast trade winds in winter and south winds in summer.

The water is protected by coral reefs. Tides are significant. Suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Yaka Beach

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 17:56

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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 6.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:07 · 1.5 m Low tide 08:31 · 0.8 m High tide 16:02 · 1.6 m Low tide 21:37 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:03 · 1.6 m Low tide 09:40 · 0.8 m High tide 16:35 · 1.7 m Low tide 22:28 · 1.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:12 · 1.7 m Low tide 10:29 · 0.7 m High tide 17:02 · 1.9 m Low tide 23:04 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:02 · 1.8 m Low tide 11:09 · 0.7 m High tide 17:28 · 2 m Low tide 23:37 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:45 · 2 m Low tide 11:46 · 0.7 m High tide 17:55 · 2.1 m

Yaka 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

266h

in November · 27 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in November: 24 rideable days a month and 266 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is July, at 13 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 19 °C. The wettest month is May, with 317 mm.

Monthly averages: Yaka Beach

Monthly averages — Yaka 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	23.0	225 h	19 °C	61 mm
February	22.0	235 h	19 °C	86 mm
March	23.5	239 h	21 °C	141 mm
April	18.5	167 h	24 °C	254 mm
May	21.0	223 h	26 °C	317 mm
June	19.0	212 h	29 °C	274 mm
July	13.0	122 h	31 °C	193 mm
August	14.0	113 h	31 °C	104 mm
September	13.0	117 h	31 °C	161 mm
October	20.5	189 h	29 °C	186 mm
November	27.0	266 h	25 °C	131 mm
December	25.5	252 h	21 °C	75 mm

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Technical details of Yaka Beach spot

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