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Best Kitespots in Portland

1 spot · Jamaica

Kite days peak in June at 42 %.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
22 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
29 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Long Bay
22 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Portland

Portland in Jamaica has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 22 % kite days over the year; Long Bay leads with 22 %.

Water about 29 °C.

Best time to visit Portland

  • 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.

  • Warm and windy: June
  • Low wind: March and August to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 9 % in September to 42 % in June.

Water 27 °C in February to 31 °C in September. Air 27 °C in February to 30 °C in September, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Portland: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Portland?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is June with 42 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Portland?

Long Bay has the most kite days in Portland: 22 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Portland?

The water ranges from 27 °C in February to 31 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in February, boardshorts in September.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Portland yet.

All spots in Portland

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Long Bay

    Jamaica

    22 %
    January: 23 % kite days (Possible)February: 27 % kite days (Possible)March: 17 % kite days (Off)April: 22 % kite days (Possible)May: 31 % kite days (Possible)June: 42 % kite days (Good)July: 29 % kite days (Possible)August: 18 % kite days (Off)September: 9 % kite days (Off)October: 16 % kite days (Off)November: 9 % kite days (Off)December: 22 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Long Bay: Jan 23 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 17 %, Apr 22 %, May 31 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 9 %, Dec 22 %

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

Kite days by month for Portland: 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 Portland, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/jamaica/portland

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