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Best Kitespots in Rhode Island

2 spots · United States

Best for kiting from October to November, with 52 to 59 % kite days. Water 14 to 17 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
51 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
13 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Second Beach
53 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Rhode Island

Rhode Island in United States has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 51 % kite days over the year; Second Beach leads with 53 %.

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

Best time to visit Rhode Island

  • 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: October to November
  • Warm and windy: September

Kite days at the median spot range from 36 % in August to 65 % in March.

Water 5 °C in February to 21 °C in August. Air 4 °C in January to 23 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Rhode Island: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Rhode Island?

The best months are October to November: the median spot in Rhode Island had 52 to 59 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Rhode Island?

Second Beach has the most kite days in Rhode Island: 53 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Rhode Island?

The water ranges from 5 °C in February to 21 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, spring suit in August.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Rhode Island yet.

All spots in Rhode Island

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Second Beach

    United States

    53 %
    January: 56 % kite days (Good)February: 55 % kite days (Good)March: 65 % kite days (Prime)April: 64 % kite days (Prime)May: 52 % kite days (Good)June: 51 % kite days (Good)July: 43 % kite days (Good)August: 39 % kite days (Possible)September: 43 % kite days (Good)October: 53 % kite days (Good)November: 61 % kite days (Prime)December: 51 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Second Beach: Jan 56 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 64 %, May 52 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 51 %
  2. 2
    Ninigret

    United States

    48 %
    January: 55 % kite days (Good)February: 49 % kite days (Good)March: 64 % kite days (Prime)April: 60 % kite days (Prime)May: 46 % kite days (Good)June: 40 % kite days (Good)July: 34 % kite days (Possible)August: 33 % kite days (Possible)September: 39 % kite days (Possible)October: 52 % kite days (Good)November: 58 % kite days (Good)December: 51 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Ninigret: Jan 55 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 60 %, May 46 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 51 %

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

Kite days by month for Rhode Island: median of 2 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 Rhode Island, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/united-states/rhode-island

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