Best Kitespots in Western Cape

44 spots · South Africa

Best for kiting from September to March, with 56 to 74 % kite days. Water 15 to 18 °C.

Median of 31 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Western Cape

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 %

Kite spots: 44 spots
Median kite days: 55 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 16 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Suiderstrand; 73 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Western Cape

Western Cape in South Africa has 44 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 55 % kite days over the year; Suiderstrand leads with 73 %.

Best season at the median spot: September to March (50 % kite days or more). Water about 16 °C.

Best time to visit Western 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: September to March
Warm and windy: January to February

Kite days at the median spot range from 32 % in May to 74 % in December.

Water 14 °C in July to 18 °C in December. Air 15 °C in August to 21 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Western Cape: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Western Cape?

The best months are September to March: the median spot in Western Cape had 56 to 74 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Western Cape?

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

How warm is the water in Western Cape?

The water ranges from 14 °C in July to 18 °C in December at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in July, 3/2 in December.

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 Western Cape
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Suiderstrand	87	81	78	66	61	57	60	66	73	81	84	86
Struisbaai	87	81	79	66	61	57	61	67	72	80	83	86
Die Mond	85	79	81	63	56	52	55	63	70	79	81	85
Platboom Bay	84	78	71	62	55	62	63	63	71	74	80	83
Brandfontein	87	80	72	62	54	52	52	63	72	78	83	83
Kassiesbaai	85	80	79	60	49	46	46	59	68	79	80	84
Macassar	88	85	69	53	41	49	50	51	64	71	82	82
Witsands	78	72	66	53	45	58	58	56	64	67	73	76
Pringle Bay	73	66	59	52	47	59	58	61	63	68	71	74
Witsands	82	74	71	55	41	42	44	47	61	74	76	82
Betty's Bay	72	64	60	52	48	59	55	60	64	64	69	74
Haakgat	84	81	66	48	32	42	41	44	60	71	80	82
Melkbos	80	82	65	48	33	43	43	43	61	71	77	79
Shelley Point	80	85	56	50	32	36	36	39	62	76	77	75
Kleinmond	71	63	56	48	41	45	45	54	57	63	67	73
Swartriet	73	68	51	45	32	44	45	44	62	63	69	67
Rietvlei	81	78	58	37	25	39	38	41	52	63	74	79
Hawston	76	64	56	42	33	38	39	49	55	64	71	74
Shark Bay	76	69	51	42	25	34	34	39	59	66	74	72
Yzerfontein	67	65	53	39	28	42	43	40	58	62	69	68
Still Bay	71	62	57	45	32	39	37	41	51	67	63	70
Lamberts Bay	69	63	48	39	25	39	39	39	58	67	70	62
Grotto Beach	70	58	47	35	30	35	34	43	53	57	65	69
Elandsbaai	73	69	43	27	20	33	32	31	50	64	70	69
Silverstroomstrand	65	63	47	31	20	32	34	36	48	56	64	66
Fishhoek	68	59	49	35	25	32	30	34	43	55	63	67
Strand	66	62	48	33	25	34	34	35	43	48	63	65
Klein Brakrivier	58	50	41	33	25	33	37	40	45	57	53	59
Natures Valley	48	43	34	31	25	38	37	44	43	51	45	46
Milnerton	61	57	40	26	19	32	30	31	36	42	53	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 Western Cape yet.

All spots in Western Cape

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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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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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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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
64 %
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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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Witsands
South Africa
64 %
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Kite days by month at Witsands: 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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Pringle Bay
South Africa
62 %
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Kite days by month at Pringle Bay: Jan 73 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 52 %, May 47 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 74 %
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Witsands
South Africa
62 %
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Kite days by month at Witsands: Jan 82 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 55 %, May 41 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 82 %
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Betty's Bay
South Africa
62 %
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Kite days by month at Betty's Bay: Jan 72 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 52 %, May 48 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 74 %
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Stony Point
South Africa
62 %
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Kite days by month at Stony Point: Jan 72 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 52 %, May 48 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 74 %
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Haakgat
South Africa
61 %
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Kite days by month at Haakgat: Jan 84 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 48 %, May 32 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 82 %
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Melkbos
South Africa
60 %
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Kite days by month at Melkbos: Jan 80 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 48 %, May 33 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 79 %
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Shelley Point
South Africa
59 %
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Kite days by month at Shelley Point: Jan 80 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 50 %, May 32 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 75 %
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Kleinmond
South Africa
57 %
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Kite days by month at Kleinmond: Jan 71 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 48 %, May 41 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 73 %
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Bloubergstrand
South Africa
55 %
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Kite days by month at Bloubergstrand: Jan 81 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 37 %, May 25 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 79 %

Show 24 more spots

21 Dolphin Beach 55 %
22 Kitebeach 55 %
23 Rietvlei 55 %
24 Swartriet 55 %
25 Hawston 55 %
26 Cape Sports Bay 53 %
27 Hobie Beach 53 %
28 Pearly's Beach 53 %
29 Shark Bay 53 %
30 Still Bay 53 %
31 Yzerfontein 53 %
32 Lamberts Bay 52 %
33 Grotto Beach 50 %
34 Maanskyn Baai 50 %
35 Elandsbaai 48 %
36 Silverstroomstrand 47 %
37 Fishhoek 47 %
38 Glencairn 47 %
39 Muizenberg 47 %
40 Strand 46 %
41 Klein Brakrivier 44 %
42 Natures Valley 40 %
43 Milnerton 40 %
44 Myoli Beach 30 %

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

Kite days by month for Western Cape: median of 31 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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