Best Kitespots in Papua New Guinea

4 spots · Oceania

Best for kiting from May to October, with 50 to 84 % kite days. Water 27 to 29 °C.

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

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 50 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 58 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 50 % kite days over the year; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea leads with 58 %. The spots spread over 4 regions.

Best season at the median spot: May to October (50 % kite days or more). Water 27 to 31 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Papua New Guinea

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: May to October
Warm and windy: February and May to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 20 % in December to 84 % in August.

Water 27 °C in August to 31 °C in January. Air 27 °C in August to 29 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Papua New Guinea: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Papua New Guinea?

The best months are May to October: the median spot in Papua New Guinea had 50 to 84 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Papua New Guinea?

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea has the most kite days in Papua New Guinea: 58 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Papua New Guinea?

The water ranges from 27 °C in August to 31 °C in January at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in August, boardshorts in January.

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
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
58 %
2
Daugo Island
Papua New Guinea
57 %
3
Misima Island
Papua New Guinea
43 %
4
Pitylu Island
Papua New Guinea
18 %

Good for learning

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

None checked in Papua New Guinea yet.

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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea leads with 58 % kite days per year, followed by Daugo Island (57 %) and Misima Island (43 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
58 %
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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 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Jan 33 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 25 %, May 65 %, Jun 86 %, Jul 89 %, Aug 92 %, Sep 93 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 19 %
2
Daugo Island
Papua New Guinea
57 %
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 Daugo Island: Jan 35 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 31 %, May 66 %, Jun 81 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 91 %, Sep 88 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 20 %
3
Misima Island
Papua New Guinea
43 %
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 Misima Island: Jan 18 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 11 %, Apr 16 %, May 53 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 81 %, Aug 78 %, Sep 79 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 10 %
4
Pitylu Island
Papua New Guinea
18 %
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 Pitylu Island: Jan 24 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 14 %, May 9 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 21 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 8 %, Dec 24 %

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

Kite days by month for Papua New Guinea: median of 4 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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