Overview

Makira is a kitesurfing spot on the southwest coast of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture. This spot offers flat water behind coral reefs with warm tropical waters. The wind season is October to February with northeast trade winds.

Tides are significant. Kitesurf infrastructure is limited. Suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Makira Ishigaki

Sunrise 06:43 · Sunset 18:13

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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 4.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:57 · 1.4 m Low tide 08:35 · 0.7 m High tide 15:58 · 1.4 m Low tide 21:11 · 1.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:51 · 1.4 m Low tide 09:38 · 0.7 m High tide 16:29 · 1.5 m Low tide 22:09 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:59 · 1.5 m Low tide 10:22 · 0.6 m High tide 16:54 · 1.6 m Low tide 22:48 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:49 · 1.6 m Low tide 10:59 · 0.6 m High tide 17:19 · 1.7 m Low tide 23:23 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:33 · 1.7 m Low tide 11:32 · 0.6 m High tide 17:44 · 1.9 m Low tide 23:57 · 0.4 m

Makira Ishigaki: 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

334h

in November · 28.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, November and December, at 28 rideable days and 25 °C. The low point is September, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 20 °C. The wettest month is October, with 417 mm.

Monthly averages: Makira Ishigaki

Monthly averages — Makira Ishigaki — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.0	285 h	20 °C	65 mm
February	22.5	254 h	21 °C	101 mm
March	26.5	306 h	22 °C	115 mm
April	25.5	273 h	26 °C	180 mm
May	28.5	322 h	27 °C	353 mm
June	22.0	293 h	29 °C	186 mm
July	19.5	214 h	31 °C	229 mm
August	20.5	182 h	30 °C	137 mm
September	16.0	144 h	30 °C	154 mm
October	24.0	280 h	29 °C	417 mm
November	28.5	334 h	25 °C	139 mm
December	27.0	313 h	22 °C	148 mm

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Technical details of Makira Ishigaki 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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