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Best Kitespots in Okinawa Prefecture

2 spots · Japan

Best for kiting all year except August and September, with 51 to 78 % kite days. Water 22 to 30 °C.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
60 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
26 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Nisihama Beach
62 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Okinawa Prefecture

Okinawa Prefecture in Japan has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 60 % kite days over the year; Nisihama Beach leads with 62 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except August and September (50 % kite days or more). Water about 26 °C.

Best time to visit Okinawa Prefecture

  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

  • Best season: all year except August and September
  • Warm and windy: all year except August

Kite days at the median spot range from 36 % in August to 78 % in December.

Water 22 °C in February to 30 °C in August. Air 21 °C in January to 30 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Okinawa Prefecture: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Okinawa Prefecture?

The best months are all year except August and September: the median spot in Okinawa Prefecture had 51 to 78 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Okinawa Prefecture?

Nisihama Beach has the most kite days in Okinawa Prefecture: 62 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Okinawa Prefecture?

The water ranges from 22 °C in February to 30 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in February, boardshorts in August.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Okinawa Prefecture yet.

All spots in Okinawa Prefecture

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Nisihama Beach

    Japan

    62 %
    January: 71 % kite days (Prime)February: 71 % kite days (Prime)March: 66 % kite days (Prime)April: 60 % kite days (Prime)May: 55 % kite days (Good)June: 61 % kite days (Prime)July: 56 % kite days (Good)August: 39 % kite days (Possible)September: 42 % kite days (Good)October: 70 % kite days (Prime)November: 77 % kite days (Prime)December: 80 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Nisihama Beach: Jan 71 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 55 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 80 %
  2. 2
    Kabira Beach

    Japan

    58 %
    January: 67 % kite days (Prime)February: 71 % kite days (Prime)March: 61 % kite days (Prime)April: 54 % kite days (Good)May: 51 % kite days (Good)June: 54 % kite days (Good)July: 45 % kite days (Good)August: 33 % kite days (Possible)September: 38 % kite days (Possible)October: 67 % kite days (Prime)November: 73 % kite days (Prime)December: 77 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Kabira Beach: Jan 67 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 54 %, May 51 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 77 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Okinawa Prefecture: median of 2 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in Okinawa Prefecture, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/japan/okinawa-prefecture

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