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Best Kitespots in Manabí

1 spot · Ecuador

Best for kiting from June to December, with 55 to 87 % kite days. Water 26 to 27 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
52 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
27 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
El Murcielago
52 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Manabí

Manabí in Ecuador has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 52 % kite days over the year; El Murcielago leads with 52 %.

Best season at the median spot: June to December (50 % kite days or more). Water about 27 °C.

Best time to visit Manabí

  • 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: June to December
  • Warm and windy: May to December
  • Low wind: February to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 5 % in March to 87 % in September.

Water 26 °C in September to 28 °C in March. Air 25 °C in October to 27 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Manabí: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Manabí?

The best months are June to December: the median spot in Manabí had 55 to 87 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Manabí?

El Murcielago has the most kite days in Manabí: 52 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Manabí?

The water ranges from 26 °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 Manabí yet.

All spots in Manabí

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    El Murcielago

    Ecuador

    52 %
    January: 39 % kite days (Possible)February: 8 % kite days (Off)March: 5 % kite days (Off)April: 16 % kite days (Off)May: 44 % kite days (Good)June: 55 % kite days (Good)July: 65 % kite days (Prime)August: 80 % kite days (Prime)September: 87 % kite days (Prime)October: 79 % kite days (Prime)November: 78 % kite days (Prime)December: 65 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at El Murcielago: Jan 39 %, Feb 8 %, Mar 5 %, Apr 16 %, May 44 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 80 %, Sep 87 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 65 %

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

Kite days by month for Manabí: 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 Manabí, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/ecuador/manabi

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