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Best Kitespots in Rarotonga

2 spots · Cook Islands

Best for kiting all year except March, with 54 to 79 % kite days. Water 24 to 28 °C.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
65 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
26 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Muri Beach
65 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Rarotonga

Rarotonga in Cook Islands has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 65 % kite days over the year; Muri Beach leads with 65 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except March (50 % kite days or more). Water about 26 °C.

Best time to visit Rarotonga

  • 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 March
  • Warm and windy: all year

Kite days at the median spot range from 46 % in March to 79 % in October.

Water 24 °C in September to 28 °C in March. Air 23 °C in August to 27 °C in March, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Rarotonga: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Rarotonga?

The best months are all year except March: the median spot in Rarotonga had 54 to 79 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Rarotonga?

Muri Beach has the most kite days in Rarotonga: 65 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Rarotonga?

The water ranges from 24 °C in September to 28 °C in March at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in September, boardshorts in March.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Rarotonga yet.

All spots in Rarotonga

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Muri Beach

    Cook Islands

    65 %
    January: 60 % kite days (Prime)February: 54 % kite days (Good)March: 46 % kite days (Good)April: 59 % kite days (Good)May: 64 % kite days (Prime)June: 69 % kite days (Prime)July: 68 % kite days (Prime)August: 70 % kite days (Prime)September: 74 % kite days (Prime)October: 79 % kite days (Prime)November: 69 % kite days (Prime)December: 65 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Muri Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 59 %, May 64 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 65 %
  2. 2
    Rarotongan Beach

    Cook Islands

    64 %
    January: 59 % kite days (Good)February: 54 % kite days (Good)March: 46 % kite days (Good)April: 57 % kite days (Good)May: 63 % kite days (Prime)June: 70 % kite days (Prime)July: 69 % kite days (Prime)August: 69 % kite days (Prime)September: 74 % kite days (Prime)October: 79 % kite days (Prime)November: 68 % kite days (Prime)December: 65 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Rarotongan Beach: Jan 59 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 57 %, May 63 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 65 %

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

Kite days by month for Rarotonga: median of 2 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 Rarotonga, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/cook-islands/rarotonga

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