Best Kitespots in Alaska

6 spots · United States

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

Median of 6 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 6 spots
Median kite days: 10 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 7 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Monashka Bay; 45 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Alaska

Alaska in United States has 6 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 10 % kite days over the year; Monashka Bay leads with 45 %.

Water about 7 °C.

Best time to visit Alaska

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.

Kite days at the median spot range from 2 % in July to 17 % in February.

Water 3 °C in February to 13 °C in August. Air 0 °C in January to 14 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Alaska: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Alaska?

Kiteable wind is rare in Alaska: the median spot stays under 20 % kite days in every month from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Alaska?

Monashka Bay has the most kite days in Alaska: 45 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Alaska?

The water ranges from 3 °C in February to 13 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, 5/4 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 Alaska
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Monashka Bay	45	47	48	50	50	38	24	34	42	56	57	45
Unalaska Island	41	50	50	50	45	34	22	35	43	48	47	45
Homer Spit	25	32	23	13	12	6	4	12	17	21	21	27
Haines	5	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	2
20 Mile	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mineral Creek Spit	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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 Alaska yet.

All spots in Alaska

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Monashka Bay
United States
45 %
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 Monashka Bay: Jan 45 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 50 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 45 %
2
Unalaska Island
United States
42 %
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 Unalaska Island: Jan 41 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 50 %, May 45 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 45 %
3
Homer Spit
United States
18 %
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 Homer Spit: Jan 25 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 13 %, May 12 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 21 %, Nov 21 %, Dec 27 %
4
Haines
United States
2 %
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 Haines: Jan 5 %, Feb 2 %, Mar 5 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 2 %, Oct 3 %, Nov 3 %, Dec 2 %
5
20 Mile
United States
0 %
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 20 Mile: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 1 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %
6
Mineral Creek Spit
United States
0 %
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 Mineral Creek Spit: Jan 1 %, Feb 1 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 1 %

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

Kite days by month for Alaska: median of 6 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 Alaska, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/united-states/alaska

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