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Best Kitespots in Nigeria

1 spot · Africa

Best for kiting from July to August, with 65 to 74 % kite days. Water 26 to 27 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
25 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
29 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Tarqua Bay
25 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Nigeria

Nigeria has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 25 % kite days over the year; Tarqua Bay leads with 25 %.

Best season at the median spot: July to August (50 % kite days or more). Water 26 to 30 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Nigeria

  • 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: July to August
  • Warm and windy: July to August
  • Low wind: May and October to February

Kite days at the median spot range from 2 % in November to 74 % in August.

Water 26 °C in August to 30 °C in April. Air 26 °C in August to 29 °C in April, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Nigeria: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Nigeria?

The best months are July to August: the median spot in Nigeria had 65 to 74 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Nigeria?

Tarqua Bay has the most kite days in Nigeria: 25 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Nigeria?

The water ranges from 26 °C in August to 30 °C in April at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in August, boardshorts in April.

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. 1
    Tarqua Bay

    Nigeria

    25 %

Good for learning

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Tarqua Bay leads with 25 % kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Tarqua Bay

    Nigeria

    25 %
    January: 7 % kite days (Off)February: 12 % kite days (Off)March: 31 % kite days (Possible)April: 28 % kite days (Possible)May: 12 % kite days (Off)June: 20 % kite days (Possible)July: 65 % kite days (Prime)August: 74 % kite days (Prime)September: 37 % kite days (Possible)October: 9 % kite days (Off)November: 2 % kite days (Off)December: 4 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Tarqua Bay: Jan 7 %, Feb 12 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 28 %, May 12 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 4 %

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

Kite days by month for Nigeria: 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 Nigeria, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/nigeria

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