Best Kitespots in Riau Islands

3 spots · Indonesia

Best for kiting from January to February, with 56 to 61 % kite days. Water 28 °C.

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

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 20 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 30 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Pantai Pulau Kambing; 25 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Riau Islands

Riau Islands in Indonesia has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 20 % kite days over the year; Pantai Pulau Kambing leads with 25 %.

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

Best time to visit Riau Islands

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: January to February
Warm and windy: December to February
Low wind: April to June and August to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 1 % in May to 61 % in January.

Water 28 °C in February to 31 °C in May. Air 27 °C in January to 30 °C in May, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Riau Islands: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Riau Islands?

The best months are January to February: the median spot in Riau Islands had 56 to 61 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Riau Islands?

Pantai Pulau Kambing has the most kite days in Riau Islands: 25 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Riau Islands?

The water ranges from 28 °C in February to 31 °C in May at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in February, boardshorts in May.

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 Riau Islands
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pantai Pulau Kambing	66	61	29	6	3	5	24	20	19	14	8	40
Padang Melang Beach	61	50	21	1	0	4	20	15	14	6	4	41
Trikora Beach	54	56	21	0	1	4	21	18	10	1	2	34

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 Riau Islands yet.

All spots in Riau Islands

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Pantai Pulau Kambing
Indonesia
25 %
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 Pantai Pulau Kambing: Jan 66 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 6 %, May 3 %, Jun 5 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 8 %, Dec 40 %
2
Padang Melang Beach
Indonesia
20 %
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 Padang Melang Beach: Jan 61 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 1 %, May 0 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 6 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 41 %
3
Trikora Beach
Indonesia
18 %
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 Trikora Beach: Jan 54 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 0 %, May 1 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 34 %

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

Kite days by month for Riau Islands: median of 3 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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