Best Kitespots in Matanzas

4 spots · Cuba

Best for kiting from October to June, with 50 to 74 % kite days. Water 25 to 30 °C.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 57 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 28 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Varadero Marina Palace; 63 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Matanzas

Matanzas in Cuba has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 57 % kite days over the year; Varadero Marina Palace leads with 63 %.

Best season at the median spot: October to June (50 % kite days or more). Water about 28 °C.

Best time to visit Matanzas

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: October to June
Warm and windy: all year except September

Kite days at the median spot range from 30 % in September to 74 % in March.

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

Kitesurfing in Matanzas: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Matanzas?

The best months are October to June: the median spot in Matanzas had 50 to 74 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Matanzas?

Varadero Marina Palace has the most kite days in Matanzas: 63 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Matanzas?

The water ranges from 25 °C in January to 31 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in January, boardshorts in August.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

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

Kite days by month for spots in Matanzas
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Varadero Marina Palace	64	76	78	73	60	57	58	53	38	59	69	69
Varadero Beachfront	57	72	74	71	55	50	48	45	30	50	64	64
Oasis	52	64	65	61	43	36	39	34	24	46	54	57

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Matanzas yet.

All spots in Matanzas

Kite days per year, % of days

1
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 %
2
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 %
3
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 %
4
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 %

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

Kite days by month for Matanzas: median of 3 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 Matanzas, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/cuba/matanzas

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