Best Kitespots in Virginia

4 spots · United States

Best for kiting from March to May, with 51 to 62 % kite days. Water 10 to 20 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February.

Median of 4 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 45 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 17 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Bayside; 58 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Virginia

Virginia in United States has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 45 % kite days over the year; Bayside leads with 58 %.

Best season at the median spot: March to May (50 % kite days or more). Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit Virginia

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: May and September to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 27 % in August to 62 % in April.

Water 6 °C in January to 29 °C in July. Air 7 °C in January to 28 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Virginia: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Virginia?

The best months are March to May: the median spot in Virginia had 51 to 62 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Virginia?

Bayside has the most kite days in Virginia: 58 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Virginia?

The water ranges from 6 °C in January to 29 °C in July at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves 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 Virginia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bayside	57	64	69	75	63	60	55	44	56	55	50	50
First Landing State Park	52	55	60	65	51	38	27	29	47	47	46	45
Assateague Island	46	45	55	58	51	38	33	25	44	44	44	39
Westmoreland State Park	27	27	31	29	18	11	2	4	9	19	22	21

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

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None checked in Virginia yet.

All spots in Virginia

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Bayside
United States
58 %
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 Bayside: Jan 57 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 75 %, May 63 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 50 %
2
First Landing State Park
United States
47 %
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 First Landing State Park: Jan 52 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 65 %, May 51 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 45 %
3
Assateague Island
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 Assateague Island: Jan 46 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 58 %, May 51 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 39 %
4
Westmoreland State Park
United States
18 %
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 Westmoreland State Park: Jan 27 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 29 %, May 18 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 2 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 21 %

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

Kite days by month for Virginia: median of 4 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 Virginia, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/united-states/virginia

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