Best Kitespots in Mozambique

15 spots · Africa

Best for kiting from September to December, with 52 to 60 % kite days. Water 24 to 28 °C.

Median of 15 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 15 spots
Median kite days: 44 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 26 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Ponta do Ouro; 60 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Mozambique

Mozambique has 15 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 44 % kite days over the year; Ponta do Ouro leads with 60 %. The spots spread over 5 regions.

Best season at the median spot: September to December (50 % kite days or more). Water 23 to 29 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Mozambique

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: September to December
Warm and windy: June and August to February

Kite days at the median spot range from 28 % in May to 60 % in November.

Water 23 °C in July to 29 °C in February. Air 23 °C in July to 28 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Mozambique: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Mozambique?

The best months are September to December: the median spot in Mozambique had 52 to 60 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Mozambique?

Ponta do Ouro has the most kite days in Mozambique: 60 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Mozambique?

The water ranges from 23 °C in July to 29 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in July, boardshorts in February.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Mozambique
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cabo Delgado Province	29	17	15	41	64	66	74	46	32	42	44	37
Inhambane Province	60	58	51	33	28	43	38	50	52	55	56	55
Maputo Province	58	58	45	50	44	41	53	66	74	72	75	75

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.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Mozambique
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cabo Delgado Province	29 °C	29 °C	29 °C	30 °C	29 °C	28 °C	27 °C	26 °C	27 °C	27 °C	28 °C	29 °C
Inhambane Province	29 °C	29 °C	28 °C	27 °C	26 °C	25 °C	24 °C	24 °C	25 °C	25 °C	26 °C	28 °C
Maputo Province	27 °C	28 °C	28 °C	26 °C	25 °C	24 °C	23 °C	23 °C	23 °C	23 °C	25 °C	26 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Ponta do Ouro
Mozambique
60 %
2
Ponta Malongane
Mozambique
59 %
3
The Lighthouse
Mozambique
51 %
4
Guinjata Bay
Mozambique
50 %
5
Vilanculos
Mozambique
50 %
6
Morrongulo
Mozambique
49 %
7
Ponta Zavora
Mozambique
46 %
8
Ponta Mamoli
Mozambique
44 %
9
Maputo Kite Beach
Mozambique
44 %
10
Mekufi
Mozambique
42 %

Good for learning

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None checked in Mozambique yet.

By region

Inhambane Province

5 spots · 49 % kite days per year

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Cabo Delgado Province

3 spots · 42 % kite days per year

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Maputo Province

3 spots · 59 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Mozambique

Ponta do Ouro leads with 60 % kite days per year, followed by Ponta Malongane (59 %) and The Lighthouse (51 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Ponta do Ouro
Mozambique
60 %
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 Ponta do Ouro: Jan 59 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 51 %, May 46 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 75 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 76 %
2
Ponta Malongane
Mozambique
59 %
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 Ponta Malongane: Jan 58 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 50 %, May 44 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 75 %
3
The Lighthouse
Mozambique
51 %
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 The Lighthouse: Jan 33 %, Feb 20 %, Mar 19 %, Apr 54 %, May 80 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 81 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 44 %
4
Guinjata Bay
Mozambique
50 %
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 Guinjata Bay: Jan 63 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 33 %, May 32 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 56 %
5
Vilanculos
Mozambique
50 %
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 Vilanculos: Jan 60 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 44 %, May 28 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 %
6
Morrongulo
Mozambique
49 %
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 Morrongulo: Jan 60 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 38 %, May 29 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 %
7
Ponta Zavora
Mozambique
46 %
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 Ponta Zavora: Jan 56 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 30 %, May 24 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 57 %
8
Ponta Mamoli
Mozambique
44 %
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 Ponta Mamoli: Jan 44 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 32 %, May 24 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 63 %
9
Maputo Kite Beach
Mozambique
44 %
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 Maputo Kite Beach: Jan 65 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 29 %, May 16 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 63 %
10
Mekufi
Mozambique
42 %
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 Mekufi: Jan 29 %, Feb 17 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 41 %, May 64 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 37 %
11
Zunguene
Mozambique
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 Zunguene: Jan 48 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 23 %, May 16 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 62 %
12
Rio Maria
Mozambique
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 Rio Maria: Jan 38 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 23 %, May 14 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 48 %
13
Bilene
Mozambique
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 Bilene: Jan 49 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 23 %, May 16 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 61 %
14
Murrebue
Mozambique
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 Murrebue: Jan 19 %, Feb 13 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 34 %, May 61 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 22 %
15
Praia da Barra
Mozambique
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 Praia da Barra: Jan 48 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 22 %, May 15 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 40 %

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Kite days by month for Mozambique: median of 15 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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