Best Kitespots in Eastern Cape

13 spots · South Africa

Best for kiting from August to April, with 52 to 72 % kite days. Water 17 to 20 °C.

Median of 12 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 13 spots
Median kite days: 58 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 18 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Nahoon Beach; 67 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape in South Africa has 13 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 58 % kite days over the year; Nahoon Beach leads with 67 %.

Best season at the median spot: August to April (50 % kite days or more). Water about 18 °C.

Best time to visit Eastern Cape

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: August to April
Warm and windy: December to May

Kite days at the median spot range from 40 % in May to 72 % in October.

Water 17 °C in June to 20 °C in February. Air 18 °C in August to 22 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Eastern Cape: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Eastern Cape?

The best months are August to April: the median spot in Eastern Cape had 52 to 72 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Eastern Cape?

Nahoon Beach has the most kite days in Eastern Cape: 67 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Eastern Cape?

The water ranges from 17 °C in June to 20 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in June, 3/2 in February.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

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

Kite days by month for spots in Eastern Cape
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Nahoon Beach	75	73	72	64	49	51	53	67	69	76	75	75
Kings Beach	76	68	64	57	51	50	58	61	71	74	72	74
Cape St Francis	73	68	61	57	49	49	53	59	69	72	68	72
Kabeljous Lagoon - JBay	71	65	58	54	46	53	57	58	67	74	70	71
St. Francis Bay - Krom River Mouth	71	68	59	52	44	49	50	59	65	70	69	70
Blue Water Bay	78	71	57	47	35	38	42	51	64	74	70	77
Mdumbi	69	67	61	56	36	39	42	59	57	76	66	70
Cannon Rocks	64	61	57	50	39	46	49	56	65	71	64	64
Port Alfred	66	60	59	51	35	39	45	56	62	71	66	61
Sardinia Bay	67	59	53	48	41	45	46	53	61	67	64	65
Gamtoos River Mouth	67	65	43	37	28	39	38	44	52	63	63	69
Sundays River Mouth	63	53	32	28	18	33	34	33	39	48	51	58

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Eastern Cape yet.

All spots in Eastern Cape

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Nahoon Beach
South Africa
67 %
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 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 %
2
Cobbles - Cape Recife Lighthouse
South Africa
65 %
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 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 %
3
Kings Beach
South Africa
65 %
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 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 %
4
Cape St Francis
South Africa
62 %
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 Cape St Francis: Jan 73 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 57 %, May 49 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 72 %
5
Kabeljous Lagoon - JBay
South Africa
62 %
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 Kabeljous Lagoon - JBay: Jan 71 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 54 %, May 46 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 71 %
6
St. Francis Bay - Krom River Mouth
South Africa
60 %
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 St. Francis Bay - Krom River Mouth: Jan 71 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 52 %, May 44 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 70 %
7
Blue Water Bay
South Africa
59 %
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 Blue Water Bay: Jan 78 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 47 %, May 35 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 77 %
8
Mdumbi
South Africa
58 %
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 Mdumbi: Jan 69 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 56 %, May 36 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 70 %
9
Cannon Rocks
South Africa
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 Cannon Rocks: Jan 64 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 50 %, May 39 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 64 %
10
Port Alfred
South Africa
56 %
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 Port Alfred: Jan 66 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 51 %, May 35 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 61 %
11
Sardinia Bay
South Africa
56 %
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 Sardinia Bay: Jan 67 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 48 %, May 41 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 65 %
12
Gamtoos River Mouth
South Africa
51 %
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 Gamtoos River Mouth: Jan 67 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 37 %, May 28 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 69 %
13
Sundays River Mouth
South Africa
41 %
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 Sundays River Mouth: Jan 63 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 28 %, May 18 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 58 %

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

Kite days by month for Eastern Cape: median of 12 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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