Best Kitespots in KwaZulu-Natal

19 spots · South Africa

Best for kiting all year except May and June, with 50 to 71 % kite days. Water 21 to 25 °C.

Median of 13 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 19 spots
Median kite days: 61 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 23 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Palm Beach; 69 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa has 19 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 61 % kite days over the year; Palm Beach leads with 69 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except May and June (50 % kite days or more). Water about 23 °C.

Best time to visit KwaZulu-Natal

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: all year except May and June
Warm and windy: all year

Kite days at the median spot range from 43 % in June to 71 % in October.

Water 21 °C in September to 25 °C in February. Air 21 °C in August to 26 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in KwaZulu-Natal: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in KwaZulu-Natal?

The best months are all year except May and June: the median spot in KwaZulu-Natal had 50 to 71 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in KwaZulu-Natal?

Palm Beach has the most kite days in KwaZulu-Natal: 69 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in KwaZulu-Natal?

The water ranges from 21 °C in September to 25 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in September, shorty 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 KwaZulu-Natal
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Palm Beach	76	73	70	67	61	52	61	72	72	77	69	73
Umzumbe	75	72	71	67	60	50	56	71	70	76	69	73
Tinley Manor Beach	73	68	67	56	54	44	52	68	68	74	69	67
Tinley Manor Beach Point	72	65	66	56	53	43	53	67	67	74	69	68
Warner Beach	70	66	65	62	53	47	51	65	70	71	65	63
Margate Beach	71	67	66	60	47	43	50	63	65	73	64	68
Sodwana Bay	67	60	51	53	39	35	50	69	71	76	76	80
Durban Bluff	68	66	63	60	51	43	50	61	70	69	62	62
Scottsburg	68	64	61	58	46	36	43	61	65	69	62	61
Bayhead	63	58	58	52	44	35	43	56	60	63	60	57
La Mercy Lagoon	65	57	56	49	41	33	40	56	59	64	60	58
St Lucia Estuary	57	45	45	42	31	27	43	57	62	66	65	67
Richards Bay	66	48	55	40	28	24	34	49	57	66	66	63

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 KwaZulu-Natal yet.

All spots in KwaZulu-Natal

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Palm Beach
South Africa
69 %
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 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 %
2
Umzumbe
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 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 %
3
Tinley Manor Beach
South Africa
63 %
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 Tinley Manor Beach: Jan 73 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 56 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 67 %
4
Tinley Manor Beach Point
South Africa
63 %
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 Tinley Manor Beach Point: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 56 %, May 53 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 68 %
5
Warner Beach
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 Warner Beach: Jan 70 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 62 %, May 53 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 63 %
6
Margate Beach
South Africa
61 %
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 Margate Beach: Jan 71 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 47 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 68 %
7
Sodwana Bay
South Africa
61 %
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 Sodwana Bay: Jan 67 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 53 %, May 39 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 80 %
8
Durban Bluff
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 Durban Bluff: Jan 68 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 60 %, May 51 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 62 %
9
Scottsburg
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 Scottsburg: Jan 68 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 58 %, May 46 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 61 %
10
Bayhead
South Africa
54 %
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 Bayhead: Jan 63 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 52 %, May 44 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 57 %
11
Durban Kitebeach, Country Club Beach
South Africa
54 %
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 Durban Kitebeach, Country Club Beach: Jan 63 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 52 %, May 44 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 57 %
12
Vetch's Beach
South Africa
54 %
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 Vetch's Beach: Jan 63 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 52 %, May 44 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 57 %
13
La Mercy Lagoon
South Africa
53 %
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 La Mercy Lagoon: Jan 65 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 49 %, May 41 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 58 %
14
Umdloti North Side
South Africa
53 %
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 Umdloti North Side: Jan 65 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 49 %, May 41 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 58 %
15
Umdloti South Side
South Africa
53 %
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 Umdloti South Side: Jan 65 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 49 %, May 41 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 58 %
16
St Lucia Estuary
South Africa
50 %
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 Lucia Estuary: Jan 57 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 42 %, May 31 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 67 %
17
Alkandstrand Beach
South Africa
50 %
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 Alkandstrand Beach: Jan 66 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 40 %, May 28 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 63 %
18
Pelican Island
South Africa
50 %
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 Pelican Island: Jan 66 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 40 %, May 28 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 63 %
19
Richards Bay
South Africa
50 %
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 Richards Bay: Jan 66 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 40 %, May 28 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 63 %

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

Kite days by month for KwaZulu-Natal: median of 13 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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