Best Kitespots in Wales

29 spots · United Kingdom

Best for kiting from August to November, with 53 to 67 % kite days. Water 13 to 18 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Median of 19 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Wales

Kitesurfing in Rhosneigr
Windiest month: October, 79 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Rhosneigr: Jan 73 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 56 %, May 50 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 73 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Kite spots: 29 spots
Median kite days: 56 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 13 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Dale; 66 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Wales

Wales in United Kingdom has 29 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 56 % kite days over the year; Dale leads with 66 %.

Best season at the median spot: August to November (50 % kite days or more). Water about 13 °C.

Best time to visit Wales

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 November

Kite days at the median spot range from 42 % in July to 70 % in February.

Water 8 °C in February to 18 °C in August. Air 8 °C in January to 18 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Wales: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Wales?

The best months are August to November: the median spot in Wales had 53 to 67 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Wales?

Dale has the most kite days in Wales: 66 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Wales?

The water ranges from 8 °C in February to 18 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, 3/2 in August.

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 Wales
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Dale	73	83	72	59	50	56	51	59	65	75	74	74
Rhosneigr	73	77	68	56	50	63	51	62	68	79	72	73
Newgale Sands	72	80	70	54	50	57	48	59	63	75	73	73
Broadhaven	71	79	70	55	49	56	47	58	62	74	74	72
Horton	59	76	66	60	52	52	52	61	64	69	68	72
Cold Knap	58	69	67	54	56	61	66	69	60	63	63	65
Freshwater West	63	78	66	52	41	47	41	52	59	71	69	71
Tenby	60	77	66	52	42	49	42	56	59	70	67	68
Lligwy Beach	62	73	62	52	44	54	44	56	58	67	64	67
Newton	51	67	58	50	42	47	54	58	57	58	61	62
Hells Mouth	60	73	57	40	38	48	43	51	53	70	59	64
Red Wharf Bay	57	68	57	47	42	52	39	53	54	62	58	63
Foryd Bay	62	70	56	41	36	51	40	50	53	69	59	63
Amroth	55	70	59	44	38	44	39	52	52	67	62	63
Abersoch, Quarry Beach	50	64	52	34	34	45	38	47	49	63	54	57
Oxwich Bay	44	61	53	42	34	38	35	45	47	50	52	55
Pembrey	42	62	51	37	33	40	35	46	46	56	52	54
Swansea Bay	41	61	50	40	35	36	35	47	46	50	51	53
Llandudno	53	59	44	34	24	36	31	43	41	48	50	50

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 Wales yet.

All spots in Wales

Kite days per year, % of days

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Dale
United Kingdom
66 %
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Kite days by month at Dale: Jan 73 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 59 %, May 50 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 75 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 74 %
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Rhosneigr
United Kingdom
66 %
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12. D
Kite days by month at Rhosneigr: Jan 73 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 56 %, May 50 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 73 %
3
Newgale Sands
United Kingdom
64 %
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Kite days by month at Newgale Sands: Jan 72 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 54 %, May 50 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 75 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 73 %
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Broadhaven
United Kingdom
64 %
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Kite days by month at Broadhaven: Jan 71 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 55 %, May 49 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 72 %
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Horton
United Kingdom
63 %
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Kite days by month at Horton: Jan 59 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 52 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 72 %
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Llangenith
United Kingdom
63 %
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Kite days by month at Llangenith: Jan 59 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 52 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 72 %
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Port Eynon
United Kingdom
63 %
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Kite days by month at Port Eynon: Jan 59 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 52 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 72 %
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Barry Island
United Kingdom
63 %
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Kite days by month at Barry Island: Jan 58 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 54 %, May 56 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 65 %
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Cold Knap
United Kingdom
63 %
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Kite days by month at Cold Knap: Jan 58 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 54 %, May 56 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 65 %
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Freshwater West
United Kingdom
59 %
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Kite days by month at Freshwater West: Jan 63 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 52 %, May 41 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 71 %
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Tenby
United Kingdom
59 %
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Kite days by month at Tenby: Jan 60 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 52 %, May 42 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 68 %
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Lligwy Beach
United Kingdom
59 %
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Kite days by month at Lligwy Beach: Jan 62 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 52 %, May 44 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 67 %
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Aberavon
United Kingdom
56 %
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Kite days by month at Aberavon: Jan 51 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 50 %, May 42 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 62 %
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Newton
United Kingdom
56 %
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Kite days by month at Newton: Jan 51 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 50 %, May 42 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 62 %
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Rest Bay
United Kingdom
56 %
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Kite days by month at Rest Bay: Jan 51 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 50 %, May 42 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 62 %
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Trecco
United Kingdom
56 %
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Kite days by month at Trecco: Jan 51 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 50 %, May 42 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 62 %
17
Abersoch, Main Beach
United Kingdom
55 %
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Kite days by month at Abersoch, Main Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 64 %
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Hells Mouth
United Kingdom
55 %
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Kite days by month at Hells Mouth: Jan 60 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 64 %
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Red Wharf Bay
United Kingdom
54 %
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Kite days by month at Red Wharf Bay: Jan 57 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 47 %, May 42 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 63 %
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Foryd Bay
United Kingdom
54 %
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Kite days by month at Foryd Bay: Jan 62 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 41 %, May 36 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 63 %

Show 9 more spots

21 Llandwyn Bay 54 %
22 Amroth 54 %
23 Pendine 54 %
24 Abersoch, Quarry Beach 49 %
25 Oxwich Bay 46 %
26 Pembrey 46 %
27 Swansea Bay 45 %
28 Llandudno 43 %
29 Llandudno Northshore 43 %

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

Kite days by month for Wales: median of 19 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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