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Best Kitespots in Northern Cape

1 spot · South Africa

Best for kiting from August to March, with 51 to 69 % kite days.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
56 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
No data
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Gariep River, Mouth
56 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Northern Cape

Northern Cape in South Africa has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 56 % kite days over the year; Gariep River, Mouth leads with 56 %.

Best season at the median spot: August to March (50 % kite days or more).

Best time to visit Northern 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 March
  • Warm and windy: December to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 37 % in May to 69 % in December.

Air 18 °C in August to 21 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Northern Cape: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Northern Cape?

The best months are August to March: the median spot in Northern Cape had 51 to 69 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Northern Cape?

Gariep River, Mouth has the most kite days in Northern Cape: 56 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Northern Cape yet.

All spots in Northern Cape

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Gariep River, Mouth

    South Africa

    56 %
    January: 66 % kite days (Prime)February: 63 % kite days (Prime)March: 51 % kite days (Good)April: 44 % kite days (Good)May: 37 % kite days (Possible)June: 44 % kite days (Good)July: 49 % kite days (Good)August: 59 % kite days (Good)September: 63 % kite days (Prime)October: 64 % kite days (Prime)November: 69 % kite days (Prime)December: 69 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Gariep River, Mouth: Jan 66 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 44 %, May 37 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 69 %

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

Kite days by month for Northern Cape: 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 Northern Cape, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/south-africa/northern-cape

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