Best Kitespots in Texas

19 spots · United States

Best for kiting all year except September and December, with 52 to 77 % kite days. Water 16 to 31 °C.

Median of 8 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Texas

Kitesurfing in South Padre Island
Windiest month: May, 78 % kite days
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Kite days by month in South Padre Island: Jan 61 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 73 %, Apr 77 %, May 78 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 54 %

Kite spots: 19 spots
Median kite days: 61 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 25 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Race Flats; 69 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Texas

Texas in United States has 19 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 61 % kite days over the year; Race Flats leads with 69 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except September and December (50 % kite days or more). Water about 25 °C.

Best time to visit Texas

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 except September and December
Warm and windy: March to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 42 % in September to 77 % in May.

Water 16 °C in January to 31 °C in August. Air 18 °C in January to 30 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Texas: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Texas?

The best months are all year except September and December: the median spot in Texas had 52 to 77 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Texas?

Race Flats has the most kite days in Texas: 69 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Texas?

The water ranges from 16 °C in January to 31 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in January, boardshorts in August.

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 Texas
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Race Flats	66	74	77	83	83	76	76	65	51	61	62	58
South Flats	64	72	76	79	81	74	71	60	47	58	62	56
Boca Chica	61	69	73	77	78	71	66	54	41	53	60	54
North Packery	63	61	71	77	77	73	66	53	50	56	55	51
Bluffs Landing	55	58	69	76	77	71	70	53	44	51	48	42
Galveston Island	62	61	64	73	66	55	34	28	32	50	50	44
Levee	53	55	61	71	62	51	31	25	24	43	41	41
El Jardin	28	33	42	48	42	25	7	7	10	20	19	18

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

Race Flats
United States
69 %
South Flats
United States
67 %

All spots in Texas

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Holly Beach
United States
69 %
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Kite days by month at Holly Beach: Jan 66 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 83 %, May 83 %, Jun 76 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 58 %
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North Flats
United States
69 %
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Kite days by month at North Flats: Jan 66 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 83 %, May 83 %, Jun 76 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 58 %
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Race Flats
United States
69 %
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Kite days by month at Race Flats: Jan 66 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 83 %, May 83 %, Jun 76 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 58 %
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South Flats
United States
67 %
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Kite days by month at South Flats: Jan 64 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 79 %, May 81 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 56 %
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Wanna Wanna Beach Bar
United States
67 %
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Kite days by month at Wanna Wanna Beach Bar: Jan 64 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 79 %, May 81 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 56 %
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Boca Chica
United States
63 %
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Kite days by month at Boca Chica: Jan 61 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 73 %, Apr 77 %, May 78 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 54 %
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Dolphin Cove
United States
63 %
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Kite days by month at Dolphin Cove: Jan 61 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 73 %, Apr 77 %, May 78 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 54 %
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South Padre Island
United States
63 %
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Kite days by month at South Padre Island: Jan 61 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 73 %, Apr 77 %, May 78 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 54 %
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North Packery
United States
63 %
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Kite days by month at North Packery: Jan 63 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 77 %, May 77 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 51 %
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Bluffs Landing
United States
59 %
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Kite days by month at Bluffs Landing: Jan 55 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 76 %, May 77 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 42 %
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Galveston Island
United States
52 %
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Kite days by month at Galveston Island: Jan 62 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 73 %, May 66 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 44 %
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Levee
United States
47 %
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Kite days by month at Levee: Jan 53 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 71 %, May 62 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 41 %
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Lake Wichita
United States
31 %
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Kite days by month at Lake Wichita: Jan 34 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 56 %, May 40 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 26 %
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El Jardin
United States
25 %
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Kite days by month at El Jardin: Jan 28 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 48 %, May 42 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 7 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 19 %, Dec 18 %
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Lake Ray Hubbard
United States
25 %
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Kite days by month at Lake Ray Hubbard: Jan 29 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 47 %, May 34 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 8 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 7 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 21 %
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Grapevine Lake
United States
22 %
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Kite days by month at Grapevine Lake: Jan 27 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 44 %, May 30 %, Jun 16 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 18 %
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Lake Belton
United States
21 %
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Kite days by month at Lake Belton: Jan 23 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 42 %, May 28 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 6 %, Aug 7 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 17 %, Dec 19 %
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Lake Bryan
United States
18 %
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Kite days by month at Lake Bryan: Jan 20 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 37 %, May 22 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 5 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 17 %, Dec 17 %
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Jacobs Creek Park
United States
6 %
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Kite days by month at Jacobs Creek Park: Jan 5 %, Feb 9 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 14 %, May 7 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 2 %, Oct 5 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 4 %

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Kite days by month for Texas: median of 8 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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