Best Kitespots in North Carolina

23 spots · United States

Best for kiting all year, with 57 to 79 % kite days. Water 11 to 28 °C.

Median of 14 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in North Carolina

Kitesurfing in Cape Hatteras
Windiest month: March, 79 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Cape Hatteras: Jan 76 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 79 %, May 72 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 72 %

Kite spots: 23 spots
Median kite days: 67 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 20 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Cape Hatteras; 69 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in North Carolina

North Carolina in United States has 23 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 67 % kite days over the year; Cape Hatteras leads with 69 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year (50 % kite days or more). Water about 20 °C.

Best time to visit North Carolina

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
Warm and windy: May to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 57 % in August to 79 % in April.

Water 11 °C in January to 28 °C in July. Air 12 °C in January to 28 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in North Carolina: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in North Carolina?

The best months are all year: the median spot in North Carolina had 57 to 79 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in North Carolina?

Cape Hatteras has the most kite days in North Carolina: 69 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in North Carolina?

The water ranges from 11 °C in January to 28 °C in July at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 in January, boardshorts 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 North Carolina
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cape Hatteras	76	75	79	79	72	62	66	58	59	65	68	72
The Ferry Docks	73	74	78	79	72	64	68	60	59	65	66	69
Kite Point	70	74	78	78	72	63	67	57	58	64	66	67
The Bath House	69	73	76	80	71	64	68	58	59	63	65	66
Ramp 27	69	71	78	79	74	63	65	58	59	66	63	66
Chimichanga House	69	73	77	79	74	63	67	57	58	64	64	66
SDA	68	71	79	79	74	60	65	58	57	63	63	64
Ocracoke Island	65	72	75	77	73	64	66	57	57	63	63	67
Windmill Point	64	72	76	79	72	56	62	53	60	65	62	66
Kitty Hawk Kites Resort	65	70	76	79	72	59	65	55	54	65	62	64
Cape Lookout	68	69	74	71	65	58	62	56	57	61	64	70
Jockey's Ridge State Park	55	61	69	73	66	46	44	41	53	56	54	59
Cape Fear	52	54	62	63	58	57	56	48	49	53	52	52
Topsail Island	32	34	45	52	43	37	40	25	27	27	26	24

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.

Kite days per year, % of days

Kite Point
United States
68 %
SDA
United States
67 %
Kitty Hawk Kites Resort
United States
66 %

All spots in North Carolina

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Cape Hatteras
United States
69 %
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Kite days by month at Cape Hatteras: Jan 76 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 79 %, May 72 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 72 %
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The Ferry Docks
United States
69 %
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at The Ferry Docks: Jan 73 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 79 %, May 72 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 69 %
3
Askin's Creek
United States
68 %
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5. M
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8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Askin's Creek: Jan 70 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 78 %, May 72 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
4
Canadian Hole
United States
68 %
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Kite days by month at Canadian Hole: Jan 70 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 78 %, May 72 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
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Kite Point
United States
68 %
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Kite days by month at Kite Point: Jan 70 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 78 %, May 72 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
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Vermont Hole
United States
68 %
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12. D
Kite days by month at Vermont Hole: Jan 70 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 78 %, May 72 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
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Frisco NSS Campground
United States
68 %
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Kite days by month at Frisco NSS Campground: Jan 69 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 80 %, May 71 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 66 %
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Frisco Woods Campground
United States
68 %
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Kite days by month at Frisco Woods Campground: Jan 69 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 80 %, May 71 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 66 %
9
The Bath House
United States
68 %
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Kite days by month at The Bath House: Jan 69 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 80 %, May 71 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 66 %
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Hatteras / Ramp 30
United States
68 %
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Kite days by month at Hatteras / Ramp 30: Jan 69 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 79 %, May 74 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 66 %
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Planet Of The Apes
United States
68 %
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Kite days by month at Planet Of The Apes: Jan 69 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 79 %, May 74 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 66 %
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Ramp 27
United States
68 %
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Kite days by month at Ramp 27: Jan 69 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 79 %, May 74 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 66 %
13
Chimichanga House
United States
67 %
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Kite days by month at Chimichanga House: Jan 69 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 79 %, May 74 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 66 %
14
Barton's
United States
67 %
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Kite days by month at Barton's: Jan 68 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 79 %, May 74 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 64 %
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REAL Slick
United States
67 %
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Kite days by month at REAL Slick: Jan 68 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 79 %, May 74 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 64 %
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SDA
United States
67 %
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Kite days by month at SDA: Jan 68 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 79 %, May 74 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 64 %
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Ocracoke Island
United States
67 %
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3. M
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Kite days by month at Ocracoke Island: Jan 65 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 77 %, May 73 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 67 %
18
Windmill Point
United States
66 %
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Kite days by month at Windmill Point: Jan 64 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 79 %, May 72 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 66 %
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Kitty Hawk Kites Resort
United States
66 %
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Kite days by month at Kitty Hawk Kites Resort: Jan 65 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 79 %, May 72 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 64 %
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Cape Lookout
United States
65 %
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Kite days by month at Cape Lookout: Jan 68 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 71 %, May 65 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 70 %

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Kite days by month for North Carolina: median of 14 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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