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Best Kitespots in Milne Bay

1 spot · Papua New Guinea

Best for kiting from May to September, with 53 to 81 % kite days. Water 28 to 29 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
43 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
29 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Misima Island
43 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Milne Bay

Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 43 % kite days over the year; Misima Island leads with 43 %.

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

Best time to visit Milne Bay

  • 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 September
  • Warm and windy: May to October
  • Low wind: March to April and December to January

Kite days at the median spot range from 10 % in December to 81 % in July.

Water 28 °C in August to 30 °C in April. Air 27 °C in August to 29 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Milne Bay: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Milne Bay?

The best months are May to September: the median spot in Milne Bay had 53 to 81 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Milne Bay?

Misima Island has the most kite days in Milne Bay: 43 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Milne Bay?

The water ranges from 28 °C in August to 30 °C in April at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in August, boardshorts in April.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Milne Bay yet.

All spots in Milne Bay

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Misima Island

    Papua New Guinea

    43 %
    January: 18 % kite days (Off)February: 33 % kite days (Possible)March: 11 % kite days (Off)April: 16 % kite days (Off)May: 53 % kite days (Good)June: 70 % kite days (Prime)July: 81 % kite days (Prime)August: 78 % kite days (Prime)September: 79 % kite days (Prime)October: 41 % kite days (Good)November: 22 % kite days (Possible)December: 10 % kite days (Off)
    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 %

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

Kite days by month for Milne Bay: 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 Milne Bay, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/papua-new-guinea/milne-bay

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