Best Kitespots in New Caledonia

21 spots · Oceania

Best for kiting from January to May and from August to November, with 50 to 60 % kite days. Water 23 to 28 °C.

Median of 18 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 21 spots
Median kite days: 55 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 26 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Ilôt Goeland; 73 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in New Caledonia

New Caledonia has 21 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 55 % kite days over the year; Ilôt Goeland leads with 73 %. The spots spread over 3 regions.

Best season at the median spot: January to May and August to November (50 % kite days or more). Water 23 to 28 °C over the year.

Best time to visit New Caledonia

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: January to May and August to November
Warm and windy: all year

Kite days at the median spot range from 47 % in December to 60 % in September.

Water 23 °C in August to 28 °C in January. Air 22 °C in August to 27 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in New Caledonia: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in New Caledonia?

The best months are January to May and August to November: the median spot in New Caledonia had 50 to 60 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in New Caledonia?

Ilôt Goeland has the most kite days in New Caledonia: 73 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in New Caledonia?

The water ranges from 23 °C in August to 28 °C in January at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in August, boardshorts in January.

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 New Caledonia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Loyalty Islands Province	41	50	42	47	52	36	45	49	51	46	41	34
North Province	37	44	37	39	44	40	47	50	54	37	43	29
South Province	64	71	63	62	64	51	50	60	74	63	72	65

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 New Caledonia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Loyalty Islands Province	28 °C	28 °C	28 °C	28 °C	26 °C	25 °C	25 °C	24 °C	24 °C	25 °C	26 °C	27 °C
North Province	29 °C	29 °C	29 °C	28 °C	27 °C	25 °C	24 °C	24 °C	24 °C	25 °C	27 °C	28 °C
South Province	28 °C	27 °C	27 °C	27 °C	25 °C	24 °C	23 °C	23 °C	23 °C	24 °C	25 °C	27 °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
Ilôt Goeland
New Caledonia
73 %
2
Passe de Dumbéa
New Caledonia
71 %
3
Anse Vata
New Caledonia
70 %
4
Weaa Reef
New Caledonia
66 %
5
Ilôt Ténia
New Caledonia
63 %
6
Unknown Beach
New Caledonia
62 %
7
Ouano
New Caledonia
61 %
8
Koroxu Bay
New Caledonia
60 %
9
Ile des Pins / Kuto Bay
New Caledonia
56 %
10
Big Bay
New Caledonia
55 %

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None checked in New Caledonia yet.

By region

South Province

11 spots · 61 % kite days per year

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Loyalty Islands Province

7 spots · 44 % kite days per year

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North Province

3 spots · 39 % kite days per year

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All spots in New Caledonia

Ilôt Goeland leads with 73 % kite days per year, followed by Passe de Dumbéa (71 %) and Anse Vata (70 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Ilôt Goeland
New Caledonia
73 %
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 Ilôt Goeland: Jan 76 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 83 %, Apr 73 %, May 72 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 79 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 77 %
2
Passe de Dumbéa
New Caledonia
71 %
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 Passe de Dumbéa: Jan 75 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 72 %, May 70 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 79 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 74 %
3
Anse Vata
New Caledonia
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 Anse Vata: Jan 74 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 69 %, May 69 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 73 %
4
Ilot Maitre
New Caledonia
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 Ilot Maitre: Jan 74 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 69 %, May 69 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 73 %
5
Plage de Meridien
New Caledonia
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 Plage de Meridien: Jan 74 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 69 %, May 69 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 73 %
6
Weaa Reef
New Caledonia
66 %
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 Weaa Reef: Jan 54 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 63 %, May 75 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 80 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 55 %
7
Ilôt Ténia
New Caledonia
63 %
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 Ilôt Ténia: Jan 67 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 67 %
8
Unknown Beach
New Caledonia
62 %
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 Unknown Beach: Jan 63 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 64 %, May 68 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 52 %
9
Ouano
New Caledonia
61 %
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 Ouano: Jan 63 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 60 %, May 56 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 65 %
10
Koroxu Bay
New Caledonia
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 Koroxu Bay: Jan 64 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 65 %, May 68 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 53 %
11
Ile des Pins / Kuto Bay
New Caledonia
56 %
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 Ile des Pins / Kuto Bay: Jan 58 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 62 %, May 64 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 48 %
12
Big Bay
New Caledonia
55 %
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 Big Bay: Jan 54 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 59 %, May 63 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 41 %
13
Ilet Lifou
New Caledonia
48 %
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 Ilet Lifou: Jan 47 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 51 %, May 56 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 37 %
14
Mou
New Caledonia
48 %
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 Mou: Jan 47 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 51 %, May 56 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 37 %
15
Poe Beach
New Caledonia
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 Poe Beach: Jan 52 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 43 %, May 42 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 46 %

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16 Plage de Peng 40 %
17 Koumac 39 %
18 Plage de Magenta 36 %
19 Touho Reef 36 %
20 Baie de Chateaubriand 31 %
21 Easo 2 %

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

Kite days by month for New Caledonia: median of 18 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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