Best Kitespots in Cuba

26 spots · North America

Best for kiting from February to April, with 52 to 57 % kite days. Water 26 to 27 °C.

Median of 21 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 26 spots
Median kite days: 42 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 28 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Playa Pillar; 66 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Cuba

Cuba has 26 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 42 % kite days over the year; Playa Pillar leads with 66 %. The spots spread over 11 regions.

Best season at the median spot: February to April (50 % kite days or more). Water 26 to 31 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Cuba

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: February to April
Warm and windy: November to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 22 % in September to 57 % in March.

Water 26 °C in February to 31 °C in August. Air 25 °C in January to 30 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Cuba: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Cuba?

The best months are February to April: the median spot in Cuba had 52 to 57 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Cuba?

Playa Pillar has the most kite days in Cuba: 66 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Cuba?

The water ranges from 26 °C in February to 31 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in February, boardshorts in August.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Cuba
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ciego de Avila	44	54	54	48	35	26	39	32	17	34	43	48
Holguín	37	59	58	52	37	37	64	55	26	20	27	40
Matanzas	57	72	74	71	55	50	48	45	30	50	64	64

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

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.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Cuba
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ciego de Avila	25 °C	25 °C	26 °C	27 °C	29 °C	30 °C	31 °C	31 °C	31 °C	30 °C	27 °C	26 °C
Holguín	27 °C	26 °C	26 °C	26 °C	27 °C	28 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	28 °C	27 °C
Matanzas	25 °C	25 °C	26 °C	27 °C	29 °C	30 °C	31 °C	31 °C	31 °C	29 °C	27 °C	25 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Playa Pillar
Cuba
66 %
2
Varadero Marina Palace
Cuba
63 %
3
Melia Buena Vista
Cuba
58 %
4
Varadero Beachfront
Cuba
57 %
5
Lora
Cuba
52 %
6
Playa Sirena
Cuba
49 %
7
Oasis
Cuba
48 %
8
Playas del Este
Cuba
45 %
9
Playa la Playita
Cuba
44 %
10
Gibara
Cuba
43 %

Good for learning

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

None checked in Cuba yet.

By region

Ciego de Avila

7 spots · 39 % kite days per year

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Holguín

4 spots · 43 % kite days per year

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Matanzas

4 spots · 57 % kite days per year

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Havana

3 spots · 43 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Cuba

Playa el Paso leads with 66 % kite days per year, followed by Playa Pillar (66 %) and Varadero Marina Palace (63 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Playa el Paso
Cuba
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa el Paso: Jan 59 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 75 %, May 67 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 68 %
2
Playa Pillar
Cuba
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa Pillar: Jan 59 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 75 %, May 67 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 68 %
3
Varadero Marina Palace
Cuba
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Varadero Marina Palace: Jan 64 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 73 %, May 60 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 69 %
4
Melia Buena Vista
Cuba
58 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Melia Buena Vista: Jan 54 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 69 %, May 58 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 63 %
5
Varadero Beachfront
Cuba
57 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Varadero Beachfront: Jan 57 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 71 %, May 55 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 64 %
6
Lora
Cuba
52 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lora: Jan 48 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 53 %, May 44 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 57 %
7
Playa Sirena
Cuba
49 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa Sirena: Jan 58 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 57 %, May 39 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 64 %
8
Club Karey
Cuba
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Club Karey: Jan 52 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 61 %, May 43 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 57 %
9
Oasis
Cuba
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Oasis: Jan 52 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 61 %, May 43 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 57 %
10
Playas del Este
Cuba
45 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playas del Este: Jan 54 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 56 %, May 42 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 52 %
11
Santa Maria del Mar
Cuba
45 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Santa Maria del Mar: Jan 54 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 56 %, May 42 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 52 %
12
Playa la Playita
Cuba
44 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa la Playita: Jan 42 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 50 %, May 36 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 45 %
13
Gibara
Cuba
43 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Gibara: Jan 37 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 52 %, May 37 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 40 %
14
Playa Flamingo
Cuba
42 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa Flamingo: Jan 46 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 52 %, May 37 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 49 %
15
Punta Coco
Cuba
42 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Punta Coco: Jan 46 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 52 %, May 37 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 49 %

Show 11 more spots

16 Este del Este 41 %
17 Playa Coco 39 %
18 Playa Coloradas 38 %
19 Playa Bibijagua 36 %
20 Cabo Cruz 32 %
21 Bahia de Canete 31 %
22 Cañete 31 %
23 Cayo Coco 27 %
24 Playa Sardinero 19 %
25 Playa Ancon 14 %
26 Guanhacabibes 8 %

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

Kite days by month for Cuba: median of 21 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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