Shirahama Beach

Shirahama Beach

Shimoda • Japan flag Japan
224 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
1.6 m
Waves
small, medium, big

Overview

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
2116820
1915720
2216820
2013610
1611410
149410
158300
147210
2012410
2217821
2013710
2117920
Dominant wind direction
wind 265º
wind 263º
wind 37º
wind 41º
wind 236º
wind 236º
wind 235º
wind 235º
wind 40º
wind 37º
wind 38º
wind 265º
Avg. wind (kt)
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
12
14
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
161822
161821
161820
151720
151619
151821
151820
151822
151822
171822
151821
171821
Kite season
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
11º 6º
12º 6º
15º 9º
19º 13º
22º 16º
25º 20º
29º 24º
30º 25º
28º 23º
22º 18º
18º 13º
13º 8º
Water temperature
17º
16º
16º
18º
20º
22º
24º
26º
26º
24º
21º
19º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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