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Best Kitespots in Manihiki

1 spot · Cook Islands

Best for kiting from May to October and from December to February, with 50 to 75 % kite days. Water 29 to 30 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
54 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
30 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Manihiki Island
54 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Manihiki

Manihiki in Cook Islands has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 54 % kite days over the year; Manihiki Island leads with 54 %.

Best season at the median spot: May to October and December to February (50 % kite days or more). Water about 30 °C.

Best time to visit Manihiki

  • 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: May to October and December to February
  • Warm and windy: May to October and December to February

Kite days at the median spot range from 29 % in April to 75 % in July.

Water 29 °C in August to 30 °C in April. Air 28 °C in September to 29 °C in April, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Manihiki: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Manihiki?

The best months are May to October and December to February: the median spot in Manihiki had 50 to 75 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Manihiki?

Manihiki Island has the most kite days in Manihiki: 54 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Manihiki?

The water ranges from 29 °C in August to 30 °C in April at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in August, boardshorts in April.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Manihiki yet.

All spots in Manihiki

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Manihiki Island

    Cook Islands

    54 %
    January: 56 % kite days (Good)February: 62 % kite days (Prime)March: 32 % kite days (Possible)April: 29 % kite days (Possible)May: 50 % kite days (Good)June: 54 % kite days (Good)July: 75 % kite days (Prime)August: 71 % kite days (Prime)September: 69 % kite days (Prime)October: 59 % kite days (Good)November: 34 % kite days (Possible)December: 52 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Manihiki Island: Jan 56 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 29 %, May 50 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 52 %

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

Kite days by month for Manihiki: 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 Manihiki, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/cook-islands/manihiki

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