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Best Kitespots in Central

1 spot · Papua New Guinea

Best for kiting in February and from May to October, with 56 to 93 % kite days. Water 26 to 30 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
58 % 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 Central

Central in Papua New Guinea has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 58 % kite days over the year; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea leads with 58 %.

Best season at the median spot: February and May to October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 29 °C.

Best time to visit Central

  • 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: February and May to October
  • Warm and windy: February and May to November
  • Low wind: December

Kite days at the median spot range from 19 % in December to 93 % in September.

Water 26 °C in August to 31 °C in December. Air 27 °C in August to 29 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Central: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Central?

The best months are February and May to October: the median spot in Central had 56 to 93 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Central?

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

How warm is the water in Central?

The water ranges from 26 °C in August to 31 °C in December at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in August, boardshorts in December.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Central yet.

All spots in Central

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea

    58 %
    January: 33 % kite days (Possible)February: 56 % kite days (Good)March: 23 % kite days (Possible)April: 25 % kite days (Possible)May: 65 % kite days (Prime)June: 86 % kite days (Prime)July: 89 % kite days (Prime)August: 92 % kite days (Prime)September: 93 % kite days (Prime)October: 62 % kite days (Prime)November: 47 % kite days (Good)December: 19 % kite days (Off)
    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 %

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

Kite days by month for Central: 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 Central, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/papua-new-guinea/central

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