Best Kitespots in South Africa

81 spots · Africa

Best for kiting from August to April, with 50 to 71 % kite days. Water 15 to 20 °C.

Median of 57 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 81 spots
Median kite days: 58 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 18 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Suiderstrand; 73 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in South Africa

South Africa has 81 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 58 % kite days over the year; Suiderstrand leads with 73 %. The spots spread over 6 regions.

Best season at the median spot: August to April (50 % kite days or more). Water 15 to 20 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in South Africa

Kitesurfing in Cape Town
Windiest month: January, 81 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Cape Town: Jan 81 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 37 %, May 25 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 79 %
Kitesurfing in Langebaan
Windiest month: January, 76 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Langebaan: Jan 76 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 42 %, May 25 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 72 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit South Africa

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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: August to April
Warm and windy: December to March

Kite days at the median spot range from 39 % in May to 71 % in January.

Water 15 °C in July to 20 °C in February. Air 17 °C in August to 22 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in South Africa: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in South Africa?

The best months are August to April: the median spot in South Africa had 50 to 71 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in South Africa?

Suiderstrand has the most kite days in South Africa: 73 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in South Africa?

The water ranges from 15 °C in July to 20 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in July, 3/2 in February.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in South Africa
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cape Town	81	78	58	37	25	39	38	41	52	63	74	79
Langebaan	76	69	51	42	25	34	34	39	59	66	74	72

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in South Africa
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Eastern Cape	70	66	59	52	40	46	48	57	64	72	67	70
KwaZulu-Natal	68	65	63	56	47	43	50	63	67	71	65	67
Western Cape	73	68	56	45	32	42	41	44	59	66	71	74

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

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.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in South Africa
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Eastern Cape	19 °C	20 °C	19 °C	18 °C	18 °C	17 °C	18 °C	18 °C	18 °C	17 °C	19 °C	20 °C
KwaZulu-Natal	25 °C	25 °C	25 °C	25 °C	24 °C	23 °C	22 °C	21 °C	21 °C	22 °C	23 °C	24 °C
Western Cape	17 °C	17 °C	17 °C	15 °C	16 °C	15 °C	14 °C	14 °C	15 °C	16 °C	16 °C	18 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

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
Suiderstrand
South Africa
73 %
2
Struisbaai
South Africa
73 %
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Die Mond
South Africa
71 %
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Platboom Bay
South Africa
70 %
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Brandfontein
South Africa
70 %
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Palm Beach
South Africa
69 %
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Kassiesbaai
South Africa
68 %
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Umzumbe
South Africa
67 %
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Nahoon Beach
South Africa
67 %
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Macassar
South Africa
65 %

Good for learning

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

None checked in South Africa yet.

By region

Western Cape

44 spots · 55 % kite days per year

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KwaZulu-Natal

19 spots · 61 % kite days per year

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Eastern Cape

13 spots · 58 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in South Africa

Suiderstrand leads with 73 % kite days per year, followed by Struisbaai (73 %) and Struisbaai Plaat (73 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

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Suiderstrand
South Africa
73 %
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Kite days by month at Suiderstrand: Jan 87 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 66 %, May 61 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 81 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 86 %
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Struisbaai
South Africa
73 %
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Kite days by month at Struisbaai: Jan 87 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 66 %, May 61 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 83 %, Dec 86 %
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Struisbaai Plaat
South Africa
73 %
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Kite days by month at Struisbaai Plaat: Jan 87 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 66 %, May 61 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 83 %, Dec 86 %
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Die Mond
South Africa
71 %
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Kite days by month at Die Mond: Jan 85 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 81 %, Apr 63 %, May 56 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 81 %, Dec 85 %
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Platboom Bay
South Africa
70 %
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Kite days by month at Platboom Bay: Jan 84 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 62 %, May 55 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 83 %
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Brandfontein
South Africa
70 %
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Kite days by month at Brandfontein: Jan 87 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 62 %, May 54 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 78 %, Nov 83 %, Dec 83 %
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Palm Beach
South Africa
69 %
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Kite days by month at Palm Beach: Jan 76 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 67 %, May 61 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 73 %
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Kassiesbaai
South Africa
68 %
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Kite days by month at Kassiesbaai: Jan 85 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 60 %, May 49 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 84 %
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Umzumbe
South Africa
67 %
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Kite days by month at Umzumbe: Jan 75 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 67 %, May 60 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 73 %
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Nahoon Beach
South Africa
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Kite days by month at Nahoon Beach: Jan 75 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 64 %, May 49 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 75 %
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Macassar
South Africa
65 %
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Kite days by month at Macassar: Jan 88 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 53 %, May 41 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 82 %, Dec 82 %
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Cobbles - Cape Recife Lighthouse
South Africa
65 %
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Kite days by month at Cobbles - Cape Recife Lighthouse: Jan 76 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 74 %
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Kings Beach
South Africa
65 %
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Kite days by month at Kings Beach: Jan 76 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 74 %
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Misty Cliffs
South Africa
64 %
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Kite days by month at Misty Cliffs: Jan 78 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 53 %, May 45 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 76 %
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Scarborough
South Africa
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Kite days by month at Scarborough: Jan 78 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 53 %, May 45 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 76 %

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16 Witsands 64 %
17 Tinley Manor Beach 63 %
18 Tinley Manor Beach Point 63 %
19 Cape St Francis 62 %
20 Pringle Bay 62 %
21 Warner Beach 62 %
22 Witsands 62 %
23 Kabeljous Lagoon - JBay 62 %
24 Betty's Bay 62 %
25 Stony Point 62 %
26 Margate Beach 61 %
27 Haakgat 61 %
28 Sodwana Bay 61 %
29 Durban Bluff 60 %
30 Melkbos 60 %
31 St. Francis Bay - Krom River Mouth 60 %
32 Blue Water Bay 59 %
33 Shelley Point 59 %
34 Mdumbi 58 %
35 Scottsburg 58 %
36 Cannon Rocks 57 %
37 Kleinmond 57 %
38 Gariep River, Mouth 56 %
39 Port Alfred 56 %
40 Sardinia Bay 56 %
41 Bloubergstrand 55 %
42 Dolphin Beach 55 %
43 Kitebeach 55 %
44 Rietvlei 55 %
45 Swartriet 55 %
46 Hawston 55 %
47 Bayhead 54 %
48 Durban Kitebeach, Country Club Beach 54 %
49 Vetch's Beach 54 %
50 Cape Sports Bay 53 %
51 Hobie Beach 53 %
52 Pearly's Beach 53 %
53 Shark Bay 53 %
54 La Mercy Lagoon 53 %
55 Umdloti North Side 53 %
56 Umdloti South Side 53 %
57 Still Bay 53 %
58 Yzerfontein 53 %
59 Lamberts Bay 52 %
60 Gamtoos River Mouth 51 %
61 St Lucia Estuary 50 %
62 Alkandstrand Beach 50 %
63 Grotto Beach 50 %
64 Maanskyn Baai 50 %
65 Pelican Island 50 %
66 Richards Bay 50 %
67 Elandsbaai 48 %
68 Silverstroomstrand 47 %
69 Fishhoek 47 %
70 Glencairn 47 %
71 Muizenberg 47 %
72 Strand 46 %
73 Klein Brakrivier 44 %
74 Sundays River Mouth 41 %
75 Natures Valley 40 %
76 Milnerton 40 %
77 Sterkfontein Dam 37 %
78 Myoli Beach 30 %
79 Grootdraai Dam 14 %
80 Koppies Dam 10 %
81 Witbank Dam 9 %

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

Kite days by month for South Africa: median of 57 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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