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Best Kitespots in Marlborough

2 spots · New Zealand

Best for kiting from September to February, with 50 to 58 % kite days. Water 12 to 17 °C.

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

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
48 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
14 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Clifford Bay
73 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Marlborough

Marlborough in New Zealand has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 48 % kite days over the year; Clifford Bay leads with 73 %.

Best season at the median spot: September to February (50 % kite days or more). Water about 14 °C.

Best time to visit Marlborough

  • 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 February

Kite days at the median spot range from 35 % in July to 58 % in September.

Water 11 °C in August to 17 °C in February. Air 12 °C in July to 19 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Marlborough: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Marlborough?

The best months are September to February: the median spot in Marlborough had 50 to 58 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Marlborough?

Clifford Bay has the most kite days in Marlborough: 73 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Marlborough?

The water ranges from 11 °C in August to 17 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 in August, 4/3 in February.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Marlborough yet.

All spots in Marlborough

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Clifford Bay

    New Zealand

    73 %
    January: 73 % kite days (Prime)February: 78 % kite days (Prime)March: 74 % kite days (Prime)April: 72 % kite days (Prime)May: 62 % kite days (Prime)June: 63 % kite days (Prime)July: 61 % kite days (Prime)August: 72 % kite days (Prime)September: 80 % kite days (Prime)October: 82 % kite days (Prime)November: 80 % kite days (Prime)December: 76 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Clifford Bay: Jan 73 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 72 %, May 62 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 80 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 76 %
  2. 2
    Wairau Bar

    New Zealand

    24 %
    January: 27 % kite days (Possible)February: 31 % kite days (Possible)March: 24 % kite days (Possible)April: 16 % kite days (Off)May: 11 % kite days (Off)June: 10 % kite days (Off)July: 9 % kite days (Off)August: 17 % kite days (Off)September: 37 % kite days (Possible)October: 33 % kite days (Possible)November: 36 % kite days (Possible)December: 35 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Wairau Bar: Jan 27 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 24 %, Apr 16 %, May 11 %, Jun 10 %, Jul 9 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 35 %

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

Kite days by month for Marlborough: 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 Marlborough, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/new-zealand/marlborough

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