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Best Kitespots in Yaeyama District

1 spot · Japan

Best for kiting all year except August and September, with 52 to 80 % kite days. Water 24 to 30 °C.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
62 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
27 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Agarizaki Lighthouse
62 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Yaeyama District

Yaeyama District in Japan has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 62 % kite days over the year; Agarizaki Lighthouse leads with 62 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except August and September (50 % kite days or more). Water about 27 °C.

Best time to visit Yaeyama District

  • 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 35 % in August to 80 % in December.

Water 24 °C in February to 30 °C in August. Air 21 °C in January to 30 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Yaeyama District: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Yaeyama District?

The best months are all year except August and September: the median spot in Yaeyama District had 52 to 80 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Yaeyama District?

Agarizaki Lighthouse has the most kite days in Yaeyama District: 62 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Yaeyama District?

The water ranges from 24 °C in February to 30 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in February, boardshorts in August.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Yaeyama District yet.

All spots in Yaeyama District

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Agarizaki Lighthouse

    Japan

    62 %
    January: 76 % kite days (Prime)February: 78 % kite days (Prime)March: 66 % kite days (Prime)April: 59 % kite days (Good)May: 56 % kite days (Good)June: 60 % kite days (Prime)July: 52 % kite days (Good)August: 35 % kite days (Possible)September: 42 % kite days (Good)October: 71 % kite days (Prime)November: 76 % kite days (Prime)December: 80 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Agarizaki Lighthouse: Jan 76 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 59 %, May 56 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 80 %

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

Kite days by month for Yaeyama District: median of 1 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 Yaeyama District, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/japan/yaeyama-district

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