Best Kitespots in Hawaii

32 spots · United States

Best for kiting all year except January and October, with 50 to 89 % kite days. Water 25 to 27 °C.

Median of 17 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Hawaii

Kitesurfing in Kanaha, Maui
Windiest month: July, 87 % kite days
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 in Kanaha, Maui: Jan 25 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 44 %, May 55 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 87 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 38 %

Kite spots: 32 spots
Median kite days: 64 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 26 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Jaws; 85 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Hawaii

Hawaii in United States has 32 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 64 % kite days over the year; Jaws leads with 85 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except January and October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 26 °C.

Best time to visit Hawaii

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 January and October
Warm and windy: all year

Kite days at the median spot range from 43 % in January to 89 % in July.

Water 25 °C in March to 27 °C in September. Air 23 °C in February to 27 °C in September, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Hawaii: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Hawaii?

The best months are all year except January and October: the median spot in Hawaii had 50 to 89 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Hawaii?

Jaws has the most kite days in Hawaii: 85 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Hawaii?

The water ranges from 25 °C in March to 27 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in March, boardshorts in September.

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 Hawaii
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Jaws	71	68	77	81	91	99	100	98	91	79	84	77
Kuau	65	65	74	78	89	98	100	97	89	73	79	73
Kahana	56	62	67	72	83	93	98	92	87	68	73	67
Shipwreck Beach	49	53	62	68	83	96	99	94	87	66	73	63
Papohaku Beach	53	60	59	67	72	83	94	89	80	62	67	61
Kim's	49	56	62	70	74	87	97	88	76	57	67	63
Sunset	46	56	58	67	68	78	92	80	67	47	62	57
Kahala	43	50	56	67	66	77	93	82	67	50	59	58
Kailua	48	59	60	62	70	73	88	77	60	44	62	60
Mokuleia	40	50	53	58	63	75	89	82	67	45	54	48
La Perouse	42	45	53	57	69	80	77	70	70	52	49	43
Rainbows	41	49	52	53	56	58	72	52	41	35	52	50
Waiehu	25	30	36	44	55	74	87	72	62	41	43	38
Lydgate Park	18	24	20	11	5	3	5	6	1	5	12	13
Windy Spot	12	15	10	5	4	1	0	3	2	1	9	9
A Bay	7	7	7	2	4	4	6	9	2	4	5	6
Kihei	11	10	8	3	2	0	0	2	1	1	7	8

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 Hawaii yet.

All spots in Hawaii

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Jaws
United States
85 %
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 Jaws: Jan 71 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 81 %, May 91 %, Jun 99 %, Jul 100 %, Aug 98 %, Sep 91 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 77 %
2
Hookipa
United States
82 %
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 Hookipa: Jan 65 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 78 %, May 89 %, Jun 98 %, Jul 100 %, Aug 97 %, Sep 89 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 73 %
3
Kuau
United States
82 %
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 Kuau: Jan 65 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 78 %, May 89 %, Jun 98 %, Jul 100 %, Aug 97 %, Sep 89 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 73 %
4
Lanes
United States
82 %
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 Lanes: Jan 65 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 78 %, May 89 %, Jun 98 %, Jul 100 %, Aug 97 %, Sep 89 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 73 %
5
Kahana
United States
77 %
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 Kahana: Jan 56 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 72 %, May 83 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 98 %, Aug 92 %, Sep 87 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 67 %
6
Shipwreck Beach
United States
74 %
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 Shipwreck Beach: Jan 49 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 68 %, May 83 %, Jun 96 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 87 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 63 %
7
Papohaku Beach
United States
71 %
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 Papohaku Beach: Jan 53 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 67 %, May 72 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 80 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 61 %
8
Kim's
United States
71 %
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 Kim's: Jan 49 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 70 %, May 74 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 97 %, Aug 88 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 63 %
9
Toes
United States
71 %
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 Toes: Jan 49 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 70 %, May 74 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 97 %, Aug 88 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 63 %
10
Wailupe
United States
71 %
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 Wailupe: Jan 49 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 70 %, May 74 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 97 %, Aug 88 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 63 %
11
Backyards
United States
65 %
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 Backyards: Jan 46 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 67 %, May 68 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 92 %, Aug 80 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 57 %
12
Sunset
United States
65 %
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 Sunset: Jan 46 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 67 %, May 68 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 92 %, Aug 80 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 57 %
13
Diamond Head
United States
64 %
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 Diamond Head: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 67 %, May 66 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 82 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 58 %
14
Kahala
United States
64 %
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 Kahala: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 67 %, May 66 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 82 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 58 %
15
Flat Island
United States
64 %
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 Flat Island: Jan 48 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 62 %, May 70 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 88 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 60 %
16
Kailua
United States
64 %
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 Kailua: Jan 48 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 62 %, May 70 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 88 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 60 %
17
Waimanalo
United States
64 %
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 Waimanalo: Jan 48 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 62 %, May 70 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 88 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 60 %
18
Mokuleia
United States
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 Mokuleia: Jan 40 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 58 %, May 63 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 89 %, Aug 82 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 48 %
19
La Perouse
United States
59 %
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 Perouse: Jan 42 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 57 %, May 69 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 77 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 43 %
20
Rainbows
United States
51 %
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 Rainbows: Jan 41 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 53 %, May 56 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 50 %

Show 12 more spots

21 Camp One 51 %
22 Lower Kanaha 51 %
23 Maui Kite Beach 51 %
24 Naish Beach 51 %
25 Outer Sprecks 51 %
26 Spreckelsville 51 %
27 Upper Kanaha 51 %
28 Waiehu 51 %
29 Lydgate Park 10 %
30 Windy Spot 6 %
31 A Bay 5 %
32 Kihei 4 %

More in United States

Back to all United States spots

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

Kite days by month for Hawaii: median of 17 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

Cite this

kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in Hawaii, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/united-states/hawaii

Numbers on this page are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0: name kiteCOMPASS and link to this page.