Best Kitespots in Otago

3 spots · New Zealand

Best for kiting from October to February, with 53 to 60 % kite days. Water 11 to 16 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): September.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 48 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 13 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Middle Beach; 48 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Otago

Otago in New Zealand has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 48 % kite days over the year; Middle Beach leads with 48 %.

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

Best time to visit Otago

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: October to February

Kite days at the median spot range from 31 % in May to 60 % in February.

Water 10 °C in August to 16 °C in February. Air 10 °C in July to 17 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Otago: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Otago?

The best months are October to February: the median spot in Otago had 53 to 60 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Otago?

Middle Beach has the most kite days in Otago: 48 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Otago?

The water ranges from 10 °C in August to 16 °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 Otago yet.

All spots in Otago

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Taieri River Mouth
New Zealand
52 %
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 Taieri River Mouth: Jan 60 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 52 %, May 34 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 63 %
2
Middle Beach
New Zealand
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 Middle Beach: Jan 58 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 45 %, May 31 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 58 %
3
Lake Wanaka / Te Hai
New Zealand
0 %
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 Lake Wanaka / Te Hai: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %

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

Kite days by month for Otago: median of 1 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 Otago, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/new-zealand/otago

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