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Best Kitespots in Manus

1 spot · Papua New Guinea

Kite days peak in February at 36 %.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
18 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
30 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Pitylu Island
18 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Manus

Manus in Papua New Guinea has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 18 % kite days over the year; Pitylu Island leads with 18 %.

Water about 30 °C.

Best time to visit Manus

  • 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.

  • Low wind: April to June and October to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 8 % in November to 36 % in February.

Water 30 °C in August to 31 °C in January. Air 29 °C in July to 29 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Manus: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Manus?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is February with 36 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Manus?

Pitylu Island has the most kite days in Manus: 18 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Manus?

The water ranges from 30 °C in August to 31 °C in January at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in August, boardshorts in January.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Manus yet.

All spots in Manus

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Pitylu Island

    Papua New Guinea

    18 %
    January: 24 % kite days (Possible)February: 36 % kite days (Possible)March: 21 % kite days (Possible)April: 14 % kite days (Off)May: 9 % kite days (Off)June: 9 % kite days (Off)July: 20 % kite days (Possible)August: 21 % kite days (Possible)September: 21 % kite days (Possible)October: 9 % kite days (Off)November: 8 % kite days (Off)December: 24 % kite days (Possible)
    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 Manus: 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 Manus, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/papua-new-guinea/manus

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