Best Kitespots in New York

9 spots · United States

Kite days peak in November at 48 %. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): January and March to April.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 9 spots
Median kite days: 44 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 14 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Montauk Point; 65 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in New York

New York in United States has 9 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 44 % kite days over the year; Montauk Point leads with 65 %.

Water about 14 °C.

Best time to visit New York

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.

Warm and windy: June

Kite days at the median spot range from 29 % in July to 56 % in March.

Water 5 °C in February to 22 °C in July. Air 5 °C in January to 25 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in New York: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in New York?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is March with 56 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in New York?

Montauk Point has the most kite days in New York: 65 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in New York?

The water ranges from 5 °C in February to 22 °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 New York
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Montauk Point	68	68	73	75	63	66	55	50	57	63	74	68
Long Beach	52	42	56	54	39	43	29	35	35	44	48	46
Hobart Beach	43	36	47	45	30	23	18	18	27	37	40	38

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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Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in New York yet.

All spots in New York

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Montauk Point
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 Montauk Point: Jan 68 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 73 %, Apr 75 %, May 63 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 68 %
2
Long Beach
United States
44 %
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 Long Beach: Jan 52 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 54 %, May 39 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 46 %
3
Hobart Beach
United States
33 %
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 Hobart Beach: Jan 43 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 45 %, May 30 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 18 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 38 %
4
Southwick Beach
United States
31 %
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 Southwick Beach: Jan 36 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 40 %, May 23 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 40 %
5
Durand Beach
United States
20 %
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 Durand Beach: Jan 27 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 30 %, May 15 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 5 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 28 %, Dec 25 %
6
Seneca Lake
United States
14 %
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 Seneca Lake: Jan 19 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 25 %, May 11 %, Jun 8 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 17 %
7
Plattsburg
United States
13 %
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 Plattsburg: Jan 10 %, Feb 19 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 23 %, May 11 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 7 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 10 %
8
Oneida Lake
United States
11 %
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 Oneida Lake: Jan 16 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 23 %, May 9 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 2 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 12 %
9
Great Sacandaga Lake
United States
8 %
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 Great Sacandaga Lake: Jan 9 %, Feb 12 %, Mar 18 %, Apr 17 %, May 7 %, Jun 5 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 1 %, Oct 5 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 8 %

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

Kite days by month for New York: median of 3 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 New York, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/united-states/new-york

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