Sea · Chiba Prefecture · Japan
Kamogawa
Best for kiting from January to May, in July and from September to November, with 51 to 68 % kite days. Water 16 to 25 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- 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.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 62 % Primeabout 19 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 37 %
- Kiteable 62 %
- Too strong 1 %
- Good years
- 8 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.3 h
- Water
- 25 °C, spring suit
- Air
- 23 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 15 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Kamogawa averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 25 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 55 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 51 | 43 | 51 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 2 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 12 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 15 |
| Daylighth | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| Water°C at the surface | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 8 of 31 | 9 of 28 | 13 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 12 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 12 of 31 | 11 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 15 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 8 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 3/2 | spring | spring | shorty | shorty | spring | 3/2 | 4/3 |
- In January, Kamogawa averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Kamogawa averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (54 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Kamogawa averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Kamogawa averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (68 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Kamogawa averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Kamogawa averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Kamogawa averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Kamogawa averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Kamogawa averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Kamogawa averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 25 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Kamogawa averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Kamogawa averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Kamogawa
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- April9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
- June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
- August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- September6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- October (now)8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
- November6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- December5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
7 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 5.1 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In April, the windiest month
- Too light 32 %
- Kiteable 68 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 32 %, kiteable on 68 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 11:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often SW (225°).
Kitesurfing at Kamogawa: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Kamogawa?
The best months are January to May, July and September to November: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 68 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Kamogawa windy in October?
Yes, very. 62 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 19 days in a typical October. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Kamogawa?
The water ranges from 16 °C in February to 26 °C in August. In October it is about 25 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Kamogawa get in a year?
About 197 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Region
- Chiba Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 57 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 35.1210, 140.1310
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Chiba Prefecture
Kite days in October, % of days
- Hebara
Japan · 1 point fewer kite days than Kamogawa in October
61 %Kite days by month at Hebara: Jan 54 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 67 %, May 51 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 42 % - Tokyo, Japan
Japan · 20 points fewer kite days than Kamogawa in October
42 %Kite days by month at Tokyo, Japan: Jan 40 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 51 %, May 45 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 34 % - Taito
Japan · 20 points fewer kite days than Kamogawa in October
42 %Kite days by month at Taito: Jan 37 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 47 %, May 39 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 28 %, Dec 26 % - Heisaura
Japan · 9 points fewer kite days than Kamogawa in October
53 %Kite days by month at Heisaura: Jan 51 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 63 %, May 51 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 47 % - Kemigawahama
Japan · 27 points fewer kite days than Kamogawa in October
35 %Kite days by month at Kemigawahama: Jan 36 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 51 %, May 52 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 24 % - Kimigahama
Japan · same kite days as Kamogawa in October
62 %Kite days by month at Kimigahama: Jan 52 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 66 %, May 57 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 44 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.
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In October, 62 % of days at Kamogawa met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/kamogawa
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