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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

Sea · Camarines Norte · Philippines

Bagasbas

Best for kiting from December to February, with 57 to 70 % kite days. Water 27 to 28 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

  1. J70
  2. F58
  3. M32
  4. A14
  5. M8
  6. J1
  7. J4
  8. A3
  9. S3
  10. O15
  11. N39
  12. D57
Kite days by month at Bagasbas: Jan 70 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 14 %, May 8 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 3 %, Sep 3 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 57 %
  • 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.

Confidence highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    15 % Offabout 5 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 85 %
    • Kiteable 15 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    10 day trip
    1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    11.8 h
    Water
    30 °C, boardshorts
    Air
    29 °Cdaily maximum, 29 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    28 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Bagasbas averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Bagasbas

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

  1. January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 expected
  2. February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
  3. March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
  4. Aprilunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.2 expected
  5. Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.7 expected
  6. Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.1 expected
  7. Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.4 expected
  8. Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.3 expected
  9. Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.4 expected
  10. October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
  11. November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
  12. December7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected

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.

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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

Trip odds by start week in Bagasbas: W1 8 in 10, W2 9 in 10, W3 7 in 10, W4 8 in 10, W5 8 in 10, W6 6 in 10, W7 7 in 10, W8 6 in 10, W9 5 in 10, W10 4 in 10, W11 2 in 10, W12 2 in 10, W13 2 in 10, W14 under 1 in 10, W15 under 1 in 10, W16 under 1 in 10, W17 under 1 in 10, W18 under 1 in 10, W19 under 1 in 10, W20 under 1 in 10, W21 under 1 in 10, W22 under 1 in 10, W23 under 1 in 10, W24 under 1 in 10, W25 under 1 in 10, W26 under 1 in 10, W27 under 1 in 10, W28 under 1 in 10, W29 under 1 in 10, W30 under 1 in 10, W31 under 1 in 10, W32 under 1 in 10, W33 under 1 in 10, W34 under 1 in 10, W35 under 1 in 10, W36 under 1 in 10, W37 under 1 in 10, W38 under 1 in 10, W39 under 1 in 10, W40 under 1 in 10, W41 under 1 in 10, W42 1 in 10, W43 2 in 10, W44 2 in 10, W45 2 in 10, W46 4 in 10, W47 6 in 10, W48 6 in 10, W49 7 in 10, W50 9 in 10, W51 6 in 10, W52 8 in 10

2 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 3.3 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).

How the wind behaves

In January, the windiest month

  • Too light 30 %
  • Kiteable 70 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 30 %, kiteable on 70 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from NE (45°).

Kitesurfing at Bagasbas: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Bagasbas?

The best months are December to February: from 2017 to 2025, 57 to 70 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Bagasbas windy in October?

Rarely. 15 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 5 days in a typical October. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Bagasbas?

The water ranges from 27 °C in January to 31 °C in June. In October it is about 30 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).

How many kite days does Bagasbas get in a year?

About 91 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. 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.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

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Spot facts

Region
Camarines Norte
Country
Philippines
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Naga Airport (WNP), 69 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+08:00 in October
Coordinates
14.1381, 122.9830
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Bagasbas

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in Camarines Norte

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Calaguas Islands

    Philippines · 26 points more kite days than Bagasbas in October

    41 %
    January: 84 % kite days (Prime)February: 82 % kite days (Prime)March: 58 % kite days (Good)April: 41 % kite days (Good)May: 21 % kite days (Possible)June: 15 % kite days (Off)July: 27 % kite days (Possible)August: 31 % kite days (Possible)September: 27 % kite days (Possible)October: 41 % kite days (Good)November: 67 % kite days (Prime)December: 78 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Calaguas Islands: Jan 84 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 41 %, May 21 %, Jun 15 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 78 %

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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. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 15 % of days at Bagasbas 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/spot/bagasbas

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