Best Kitespots in Massachusetts

18 spots · United States

Best for kiting from May to July and from September to October, with 52 to 59 % kite days. Water 13 to 23 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.

Median of 12 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 18 spots
Median kite days: 58 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 13 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Nantucket Island; 67 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Massachusetts

Massachusetts in United States has 18 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 58 % kite days over the year; Nantucket Island leads with 67 %.

Best season at the median spot: May to July and September to October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 13 °C.

Best time to visit Massachusetts

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: May to July and September to October
Warm and windy: July to September

Kite days at the median spot range from 47 % in August to 71 % in March.

Water 3 °C in February to 23 °C in July. Air 4 °C in January to 23 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Massachusetts: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Massachusetts?

The best months are May to July and September to October: the median spot in Massachusetts had 52 to 59 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Massachusetts?

Nantucket Island has the most kite days in Massachusetts: 67 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Massachusetts?

The water ranges from 3 °C in February to 23 °C in July at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, spring suit in July.

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 Massachusetts
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Nantucket Island	71	74	77	74	69	59	52	51	58	71	74	70
Le Counts Hollow	73	76	78	70	65	62	55	47	58	69	75	71
The Cut	66	71	76	65	64	58	56	51	56	68	69	66
Jackknife Cove	68	73	76	68	62	58	53	46	55	67	67	67
West Dennis Beach	62	66	70	69	63	56	52	50	54	61	63	55
Trunk River	60	59	72	70	60	59	53	52	53	60	63	55
Cape Pogue Bay	58	59	71	66	58	49	44	41	52	58	64	53
Old Silver	56	55	70	66	56	55	52	48	48	57	56	48
Kalmus Beach	54	56	66	63	53	49	44	43	49	54	57	48
Mayflower Beach	58	59	63	55	47	36	33	29	39	49	53	53
Craigville Beach	46	45	59	53	41	33	30	31	36	43	47	42
Revere Beach	51	44	54	54	43	30	25	19	31	35	46	39

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.

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None checked in Massachusetts yet.

All spots in Massachusetts

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Nantucket Island
United States
67 %
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Kite days by month at Nantucket Island: Jan 71 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 74 %, May 69 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 70 %
2
Le Counts Hollow
United States
66 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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12. D
Kite days by month at Le Counts Hollow: Jan 73 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 70 %, May 65 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 71 %
3
Hardings Beach
United States
64 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hardings Beach: Jan 66 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 65 %, May 64 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 66 %
4
The Cut
United States
64 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at The Cut: Jan 66 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 65 %, May 64 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 66 %
5
Jackknife Cove
United States
63 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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12. D
Kite days by month at Jackknife Cove: Jan 68 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 68 %, May 62 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 67 %
6
West Dennis Beach
United States
60 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at West Dennis Beach: Jan 62 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 69 %, May 63 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 55 %
7
Nobska Lighthouse
United States
59 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Nobska Lighthouse: Jan 60 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 70 %, May 60 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 55 %
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Trunk River
United States
59 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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12. D
Kite days by month at Trunk River: Jan 60 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 70 %, May 60 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 55 %
9
Cape Pogue Bay
United States
56 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Cape Pogue Bay: Jan 58 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 66 %, May 58 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 53 %
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Chapoquoit Beach
United States
56 %
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Kite days by month at Chapoquoit Beach: Jan 56 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 66 %, May 56 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
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Old Silver
United States
56 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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Kite days by month at Old Silver: Jan 56 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 66 %, May 56 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
12
Kalmus Beach
United States
53 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kalmus Beach: Jan 54 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 63 %, May 53 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 48 %
13
Chapin Memorial Beach
United States
48 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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Kite days by month at Chapin Memorial Beach: Jan 58 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 55 %, May 47 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 53 %
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Corporation Beach
United States
48 %
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Kite days by month at Corporation Beach: Jan 58 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 55 %, May 47 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 53 %
15
Mayflower Beach
United States
48 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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Kite days by month at Mayflower Beach: Jan 58 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 55 %, May 47 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 53 %
16
Craigville Beach
United States
42 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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Kite days by month at Craigville Beach: Jan 46 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 41 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 42 %
17
Revere Beach
United States
39 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Revere Beach: Jan 51 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 54 %, May 43 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 39 %
18
Webster Lake
United States
11 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Webster Lake: Jan 18 %, Feb 17 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 22 %, May 11 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 12 %, Dec 13 %

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Kite days by month for Massachusetts: median of 12 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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