Best Kitespots in South Carolina

3 spots · United States

Best for kiting from March to May, with 52 to 60 % kite days. Water 16 to 25 °C.

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

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 45 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 21 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Hunting Island; 53 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in South Carolina

South Carolina in United States has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 45 % kite days over the year; Hunting Island leads with 53 %.

Best season at the median spot: March to May (50 % kite days or more). Water about 21 °C.

Best time to visit South 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: March to May
Warm and windy: April to July and September to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 34 % in December to 60 % in April.

Water 11 °C in January to 30 °C in July. Air 13 °C in January to 29 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in South Carolina: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in South Carolina?

The best months are March to May: the median spot in South Carolina had 52 to 60 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in South Carolina?

Hunting Island has the most kite days in South Carolina: 53 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in South Carolina?

The water ranges from 11 °C in January to 30 °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 South Carolina
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hunting Island	51	48	65	62	64	59	49	43	53	55	49	45
Myrtle Beach	42	48	56	60	52	47	45	36	40	43	37	34
Isle of Palms	38	39	48	46	46	42	35	29	36	39	36	30

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 South Carolina yet.

All spots in South Carolina

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Hunting Island
United States
53 %
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 Hunting Island: Jan 51 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 62 %, May 64 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 45 %
2
Myrtle Beach
United States
45 %
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 Myrtle Beach: Jan 42 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 60 %, May 52 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 34 %
3
Isle of Palms
United States
39 %
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 Isle of Palms: Jan 38 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 46 %, May 46 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 30 %

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

Kite days by month for South Carolina: median of 3 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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