Best Kitespots in Karas

5 spots · Namibia

Best for kiting all year, with 58 to 80 % kite days. Water 11 to 14 °C.

Median of 4 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 5 spots
Median kite days: 69 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 13 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Grosse Bucht; 74 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Karas

Karas in Namibia has 5 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 69 % kite days over the year; Grosse Bucht leads with 74 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year (50 % kite days or more). Water about 13 °C.

Best time to visit Karas

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: all year

Kite days at the median spot range from 58 % in June to 80 % in December.

Water 11 °C in September to 14 °C in February. Air 14 °C in September to 17 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Karas: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Karas?

The best months are all year: the median spot in Karas had 58 to 80 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Karas?

Grosse Bucht has the most kite days in Karas: 74 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Karas?

The water ranges from 11 °C in September to 14 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 in September, 4/3 in February.

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 Karas
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grosse Bucht	80	82	77	70	66	63	67	71	78	70	76	84
Guano Bay	77	79	72	61	55	59	61	67	74	70	77	83
Affenruecken Point	76	74	70	62	61	55	56	65	74	74	73	76
Hottentots Punt	69	67	65	56	55	56	59	65	70	67	66	78

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 Karas yet.

All spots in Karas

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Grosse Bucht
Namibia
74 %
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 Grosse Bucht: Jan 80 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 70 %, May 66 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 84 %
2
Guano Bay
Namibia
70 %
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 Guano Bay: Jan 77 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 61 %, May 55 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 83 %
3
Second Lagoon
Namibia
70 %
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 Second Lagoon: Jan 77 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 61 %, May 55 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 83 %
4
Affenruecken Point
Namibia
68 %
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 Affenruecken Point: Jan 76 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 62 %, May 61 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 76 %
5
Hottentots Punt
Namibia
64 %
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 Hottentots Punt: Jan 69 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 56 %, May 55 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 78 %

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

Kite days by month for Karas: median of 4 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 Karas, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/namibia/karas

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