Best Kitespots in South Ari Atoll

3 spots · Maldives

Best for kiting in May and in October, with 51 to 58 % kite days. Water 30 °C.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 32 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 30 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Diva Beach Resort; 32 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in South Ari Atoll

South Ari Atoll in Maldives has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 32 % kite days over the year; Diva Beach Resort leads with 32 %.

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

Best time to visit South Ari 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 and October
Warm and windy: May and October
Low wind: March to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 10 % in March to 58 % 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 South Ari Atoll: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in South Ari Atoll?

The best months are May and October: the median spot in South Ari Atoll had 51 to 58 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in South Ari Atoll?

Diva Beach Resort has the most kite days in South Ari Atoll: 32 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in South Ari 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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in South Ari Atoll yet.

All spots in South Ari Atoll

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Diva Beach Resort
Maldives
32 %
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 Diva Beach Resort: Jan 31 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 11 %, Apr 13 %, May 59 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 27 %
2
Sun Island
Maldives
32 %
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 Sun Island: Jan 30 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 10 %, Apr 13 %, May 58 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 27 %
3
Sun Island Resort
Maldives
32 %
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 Sun Island Resort: Jan 30 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 10 %, Apr 13 %, May 58 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 27 %

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

Kite days by month for South Ari Atoll: median of 2 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 South Ari Atoll, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/maldives/south-ari-atoll

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