Overview

Itanki Beach is a kitesurfing spot in Muroran, on the south coast of Hokkaido. This sandy beach is known for its waves and powerful wind conditions with prevailing west to northwest winds.

The water is oceanic, exposed to the Pacific. Tides are present. Suited for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Itanki Beach

Sunrise 05:54 · Sunset 16:47

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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 3.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:02 · 0.6 m High tide 13:28 · 1.2 m Low tide 16:56 · 1.1 m High tide 21:35 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:16 · 0.6 m High tide 13:08 · 1.3 m Low tide 18:17 · 1 m High tide 23:29 · 1.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 06:13 · 0.6 m High tide 13:11 · 1.3 m Low tide 18:59 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:47 · 1.3 m Low tide 06:59 · 0.6 m High tide 13:29 · 1.4 m Low tide 19:34 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:47 · 1.3 m Low tide 07:40 · 0.7 m High tide 13:51 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:10 · 0.5 m

Itanki 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

267h

in December · 26 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 23 rideable days a month and 267 hours of usable wind, at 3 °C. The low point is August, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is October, with 156 mm.

Monthly averages: Itanki Beach

Monthly averages — Itanki 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	21.5	183 h	1 °C	89 mm
February	22.5	230 h	1 °C	39 mm
March	20.5	199 h	4 °C	63 mm
April	12.0	112 h	10 °C	104 mm
May	12.0	95 h	15 °C	87 mm
June	8.0	60 h	20 °C	77 mm
July	6.5	50 h	25 °C	129 mm
August	6.0	37 h	26 °C	133 mm
September	13.0	109 h	23 °C	120 mm
October	15.5	150 h	16 °C	156 mm
November	23.0	206 h	9 °C	98 mm
December	26.0	267 h	2 °C	77 mm

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Technical details of Itanki Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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