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Kite Spot Ishigaki

winter kitesurfing spot where northeast trade winds blow reliably from roughly October to February, offering flat, warm water in reef-protected lagoons, though it's only reachable by domestic flight and needs a rental car to get around

Wind now & forecast

Now: Possibly kiteable — 8 kn
Today - 12h ⌀9kn (07:00-19:00) · gusty, up to 22kn
Tomorrow - 12h ⌀10kn (07:00-19:00) · gusty, up to 24kn
+2 Days - 12h ⌀10kn (07:00-19:00) · gusty, up to 24kn
See forecast

Spot guide

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Spot info

Water type
Flat
Skill level
Advanced
Prevailing wind
N
Typical crowd
2/10

Typical kiteable days by month (Beaufort 4+)

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Recent wind (last 30 days)

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Sep 3, 02:21: 8 kn Sep 3, 02:51: 6 kn Sep 3, 03:08: 6 kn Sep 3, 03:21: 6 kn Sep 3, 06:21: 6 kn Sep 3, 09:22: 5 kn Sep 3, 12:22: 1 kn Sep 3, 15:22: 5 kn Sep 3, 18:23: 5 kn Sep 3, 21:23: 4 kn Sep 4, 00:23: 4 kn Sep 4, 02:26: 4 kn Sep 4, 03:10: 5 kn Sep 4, 03:49: 4 kn Sep 4, 04:34: 6 kn Sep 4, 04:45: 6 kn Sep 4, 04:56: 6 kn Sep 4, 07:57: 1 kn Sep 4, 10:57: 3 kn Sep 4, 13:57: 7 kn Sep 4, 16:57: 10 kn Sep 4, 19:57: 9 kn Sep 4, 22:57: 11 kn Sep 5, 01:24: 11 kn Sep 5, 01:32: 12 kn Sep 5, 02:56: 13 kn Sep 5, 05:56: 15 kn Sep 5, 08:57: 17 kn Sep 5, 11:58: 18 kn Sep 5, 14:58: 18 kn Sep 5, 17:58: 19 kn Sep 5, 18:32: 19 kn Sep 5, 18:53: 19 kn Sep 5, 21:53: 20 kn Sep 6, 00:53: 16 kn Sep 6, 03:53: 12 kn Sep 6, 06:53: 16 kn Sep 6, 09:53: 15 kn Sep 6, 12:53: 13 kn Sep 6, 15:53: 12 kn Sep 6, 18:46: 15 kn, gusts 32 kn Sep 6, 19:29: 15 kn, gusts 32 kn Sep 6, 21:56: 16 kn, gusts 33 kn Sep 7, 00:56: 15 kn, gusts 29 kn Sep 7, 02:13: 14 kn, gusts 29 kn Sep 7, 02:55: 14 kn, gusts 28 kn Sep 7, 03:49: 14 kn, gusts 29 kn Sep 7, 06:49: 15 kn, gusts 31 kn Sep 7, 09:50: 17 kn, gusts 36 kn Sep 7, 12:51: 15 kn, gusts 33 kn Sep 7, 15:52: 17 kn, gusts 37 kn Sep 7, 18:52: 15 kn, gusts 30 kn Sep 7, 21:52: 13 kn, gusts 28 kn Sep 8, 00:53: 12 kn, gusts 23 kn Sep 8, 03:29: 12 kn, gusts 25 kn Sep 8, 06:29: 11 kn, gusts 24 kn Sep 8, 09:29: 11 kn, gusts 25 kn Sep 8, 12:29: 12 kn, gusts 27 kn Sep 8, 15:29: 11 kn, gusts 26 kn Sep 8, 18:29: 11 kn, gusts 25 kn Sep 9, 02:57: 8 kn, gusts 18 kn Sep 9, 05:57: 8 kn, gusts 16 kn

mean windgusts

How to get there

Local airport
New Ishigaki Airport (ISG) — 15 km drive (~26 min)
International airport
Hualien Chiashan Airport (HUN) — 262 km away

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