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Kitesurfing in Vung Tau, Vietnam

Name: Vung Tau
Address: VNM

Beach in Vietnam · 1 kite spots · airports SGN, VCA, VCS

Best for kiting from July to August and from November to April, with 51 to 83 % kite days. Water 28 to 30 °C.

Season 11 Jun to 23 Sep and 5 Nov to 6 May, peak 8 Jan to 1 Apr and 16 Jul to 12 Aug and 19 Nov to 25 Nov.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 2017 to 2025.

Numbers on this page are from Vung Tau, the only spot of Vung Tau with model data.

Kite Year

Kite days per month, in % of days. Colour is the verdict, the number is the share. Tap a month for its details.

JJan68Prime
FFeb83Prime
MMar74Prime
AApr51Good
MMay34Possible
JJun40Good
JJul59Good
AAug57Good
SSep44Good
OOct33Possiblenow · chosen
NNov59Good
DDec52Good

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month
Raised: your chosen 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.

October in Vung Tau, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 10 of 31; 33 % kite days, Possible, good in 2 of 9 years
WIND: 10 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 30 °C, boardshorts; suit for 27 °C and warmer

3 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (9 Octobers).

about 3.6 kite days expected out of 10.

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. How we count trip odds

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Month by month

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MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
33 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 67 %
Kiteable 33 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
Best hours
14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.9 h
Water
30 °C, boardshorts
Air
29 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
Rain
25 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Vung Tau averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Vung Tau

Kite days% of days	68	83	74	51	34	40	59	57	44	33	59	52
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	5 in 10	3 in 10	5 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10	4 in 10	3 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	7 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	4 of 9	0 of 9	4 of 9	7 of 9	5 of 9	5 of 9	2 of 9	6 of 9	5 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	13 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	13 to 17	14 to 17	13 to 17	15 to 17	14 to 17	14 to 17	13 to 16	13 to 17
Daylighth	11.6	11.8	12.1	12.4	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.5	12.2	11.9	11.7	11.5
Water°C at the surface	28	28	28	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29
Air°C, daily maximum	27	26	27	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	27
Rain days1 mm or more	3 of 31	1 of 28	2 of 31	7 of 30	24 of 31	27 of 30	27 of 31	26 of 31	26 of 30	25 of 31	14 of 30	6 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water	boardshorts all year

In January, Vung Tau averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (68 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Vung Tau averaged 23 kite days out of 28 (83 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Vung Tau averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (74 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Vung Tau averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Vung Tau averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Vung Tau averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Vung Tau averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (59 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Vung Tau averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Vung Tau averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Vung Tau averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Vung Tau averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Vung Tau averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025; kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count kite days and trip odds

October in Vung Tau

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 33 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 67 %
Kiteable 33 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
Best hours: 14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 11.9 h
Water: 30 °C, boardshorts
Air: 29 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
Rain: 25 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Vung Tau averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

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Confidence

Confidence highhourly model data, close sea cell, checks agree on the season

Why. Close model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.

What it means for you. The numbers on this page are a fair forecast of a typical year here. Medium would mean one check is uncertain, for example a cell 12 km away: expect a few points off. Low means global models miss part of the local wind, often at lakes, thermal or inland spots; where documented local sources describe the season, we show that curated season instead of model numbers.

Water and wetsuit

30 °C in October, boardshorts (27 °C and warmer).

boardshorts27 and up
shorty24 to 26
spring suit21 to 23
3/218 to 20
4/314 to 17
5/410 to 13
6/5under 10

The filled step is the suit for October; the band under each step is the water temperature it covers, in °C.

28 to 31 °C, boardshorts.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Vung Tau, so the numbers on this page are model numbers. Where documented local sources describe the season of a lake or thermal spot, we show that curated season instead: a hatched band over the season months with its sources named and no percentage, because the model number would be wrong there.

Getting there

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), 72 km straight line
Can Tho International Airport (VCA), 154 km straight line
Con Dao Airport (VCS), 186 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 12 h 40 min straight line, 9,728 km
MUC Munich: about 12 h 25 min straight line, 9,538 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 12 h 55 min straight line, 9,921 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 13 h 20 min straight line, 10,290 km
ZRH Zurich: about 12 h 45 min straight line, 9,795 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 13 h 15 min straight line, 10,177 km

Flight time: the straight line distance at 800 km/h plus 30 minutes. Real flights with stops take longer. Flights are not sold here.

Best time to kitesurf in Vung Tau

Best for kiting from July to August and from November to April, with 51 to 83 % kite days. Water 28 to 30 °C.

Season 11 Jun to 23 Sep and 5 Nov to 6 May, peak 8 Jan to 1 Apr and 16 Jul to 12 Aug and 19 Nov to 25 Nov. Dates from 52 weekly values of the main spot, season from 40 % kite days, peak from 60 %, counted only in weeks with water or daytime air at 12 °C or more and at least 6 hours of daylight.

Prime months here: January, February, March. Each link shows where else to kite in that month.

Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

7 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 6.1 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

Is Vung Tau windy?

Across the year, 54 % of days at Vung Tau are kite days. The windiest month is February with 83 %, the calmest is October with 33 %.

Wind on kite days in February comes most often from E (90°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind10 knots(8 to 11 kn, average 12:00 to 18:00 in October)

under 8 kn
8 to 11 kn
12 to 15 kn
16 to 19 kn
20 to 24 kn
25 to 29 kn
30 kn and more

Main kite wind by month: Jan E, Feb E, Mar E, Apr E, May ESE, Jun WSW, Jul WSW, Aug WSW, Sep WSW, Oct E, Nov E, Dec E.

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Water temperature in Vung Tau by month

The sea is warmest in May at 31 °C and coolest in January at 28 °C. Boardshorts all year.

Water temperature from the Open-Meteo marine archive, 2023 to 2025, monthly mean of the main spot.

Kite spots in Vung Tau

Vung Tau
Sea · main spot
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 Vung Tau: Jan 68 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 51 %, May 34 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 52 %

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

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.

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In October, 33 % of days at Vung Tau met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/kitesurfing/vung-tau

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