Omaezaki is a cape in Shizuoka prefecture, on Japan’s Pacific coast, with two very different shores. On the Pacific side, facing the Enshu-nada, the waves are dynamic; on the Suruga Bay side the water is shallow and the waves calmer, and the shoreline along Prefectural Route 357 there is called Omaezaki Long Beach. The city says its wind is said to be ideal for windsurfing, and national marine sports competitions are held at Long Beach.
December to March are the windiest months. WindChaser’s record here is a 9 km model corrected by month and hour against the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Omaezaki station on the cape, 1.4 km away, which reads less wind than the model alone. In every one of those months more than half the days clear 12 knots for three daylight hours, and January is the pick, at close to three in four. The mean over those rideable hours is about 16 knots. In winter the wind blows all day and rises into the afternoon: in January about one day in two is windy at 8am and close to seven in ten by 3pm. April is next at about one day in two; July is the quietest month, at under a third. West is the most frequent wind direction at the weather station on the cape from November to May, and surf guides describe a cold, strong westerly in winter. A January afternoon here is properly powered up.
73% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In January the wind most often sits at 12 to 15 kt (30% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 8am to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report
January on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Rideable days22 of 31Ten Januaries in the record
Strongest measured gust51 ktJanuary 2017, JMA Omaezaki station, 1.4 km away. Eighteen Januaries measured, 2009 to 2026. Station, not the beach.
Wind, rideable hours16 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air10.6°CMaximum
Take it with you
The full Omaezaki report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Stays, the club & kit04Per-launch notes05Turtles, patrols & the shore06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
WindChaser spot reportOmaezakiShizuoka, Japan · January73% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
When it gets busy
Crowds
WindChaser has no crowd count for Omaezaki yet. The city says national marine sports competitions are held at Long Beach, and the local association that runs the beach patrols says about 100,000 marine sports visitors come each year.
On the water
What January usually does
Wind directionWThe most frequent direction at the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Omaezaki station from November to May; October’s is north-east. Surf guides describe a cold, strong winter westerly.
Wind strengthAbout 16 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, December to March, corrected against the JMA Omaezaki station.
When it blowsAll dayFrom December to March the share of windy days holds through the day and rises into the afternoon.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
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Getting there & on the ground
Nearest airportMt Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ)About 29 km by road, around 27 minutes.
On the groundDecember to MarchThe windiest months in the record. January is the pick.
Getting aroundCar, free parkingFree municipal car parks line Long Beach, over 400 spaces in all.
