Best Kitespots in Malé Atoll

7 spots · Maldives

Best for kiting from May to June and in October, with 51 to 61 % kite days. Water 29 to 30 °C.

Median of 5 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 7 spots
Median kite days: 37 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 30 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Meerufenfushi Island; 39 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Malé Atoll

Malé Atoll in Maldives has 7 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 37 % kite days over the year; Meerufenfushi Island leads with 39 %.

Best season at the median spot: May to June and October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 30 °C.

Best time to visit Malé Atoll

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: May to June and October
Warm and windy: February, May to June, August and October
Low wind: March to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 12 % in March to 61 % in May.

Water 29 °C in January to 31 °C in April. Air 28 °C in January to 29 °C in April, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Malé Atoll: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Malé Atoll?

The best months are May to June and October: the median spot in Malé Atoll had 51 to 61 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Malé Atoll?

Meerufenfushi Island has the most kite days in Malé Atoll: 39 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Malé Atoll?

The water ranges from 29 °C in January to 31 °C in April at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in January, boardshorts in April.

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 Malé Atoll
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Meerufenfushi Island	42	47	12	10	62	56	43	48	42	51	23	36
Male, Maldives	38	47	11	9	61	53	40	46	38	52	22	36
Boattrip	35	44	13	12	61	52	37	43	36	49	24	33
Guraidhoo	35	43	12	14	61	45	34	40	35	51	25	33
Olhuveli Reef	34	43	11	15	61	44	35	39	35	52	26	32

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 Malé Atoll yet.

All spots in Malé Atoll

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Meerufenfushi Island
Maldives
39 %
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 Meerufenfushi Island: Jan 42 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 10 %, May 62 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 36 %
2
Male, Maldives
Maldives
38 %
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 Male, Maldives: Jan 38 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 11 %, Apr 9 %, May 61 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 36 %
3
Boattrip
Maldives
37 %
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 Boattrip: Jan 35 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 12 %, May 61 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 33 %
4
Guraidhoo
Maldives
36 %
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 Guraidhoo: Jan 35 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 14 %, May 61 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 25 %, Dec 33 %
5
Olhuveli Reef
Maldives
36 %
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 Olhuveli Reef: Jan 34 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 11 %, Apr 15 %, May 61 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 32 %
6
Olhuveli Summer Spot
Maldives
36 %
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 Olhuveli Summer Spot: Jan 34 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 11 %, Apr 15 %, May 61 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 32 %
7
Olhuveli Winter Spot
Maldives
36 %
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 Olhuveli Winter Spot: Jan 34 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 11 %, Apr 15 %, May 61 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 32 %

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

Kite days by month for Malé Atoll: median of 5 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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