Sea · Western Cape · South Africa
Bloubergstrand
Best for kiting from September to March, with 52 to 81 % kite days. Water 14 to 16 °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.
- 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 highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 63 % Primeabout 20 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 37 %
- Kiteable 63 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- Best hours
- 15:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.9 h
- Water
- 15 °C, 4/3
- Air
- 18 °Cdaily maximum, 16 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 5 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Bloubergstrand averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 81 | 78 | 58 | 37 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 74 | 79 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 13 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 14 to 18 | 15 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 13 to 18 | 15 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 13 to 19 |
| Daylighth | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 3 of 31 | 2 of 28 | 4 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 6 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 10 of 31 | 11 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 3 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 |
- In January, Bloubergstrand averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (81 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Bloubergstrand averaged 22 kite days out of 28 (78 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Bloubergstrand averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (58 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Bloubergstrand averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (37 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Bloubergstrand averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Bloubergstrand averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (39 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Bloubergstrand averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Bloubergstrand averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Bloubergstrand averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (52 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Bloubergstrand averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Bloubergstrand averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (74 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Bloubergstrand averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (79 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December 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 Bloubergstrand
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.9 expected
- February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.5 expected
- March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
- April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
- June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- July2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.6 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.9 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.
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
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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
9 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, capped at 9 in 10).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 7.1 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).
How the wind behaves
In January, the windiest month
- Too light 19 %
- Kiteable 81 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 19 %, kiteable on 81 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 13:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from SSE (158°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Bloubergstrand: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Bloubergstrand?
The best months are September to March: from 2017 to 2025, 52 to 81 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Bloubergstrand windy in October?
Yes, very. 63 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 20 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Bloubergstrand?
The water ranges from 14 °C in May to 16 °C in March. In October it is about 15 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).
How many kite days does Bloubergstrand get in a year?
About 201 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
- Western Cape
- Country
- South Africa
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 20 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -33.8343, 18.4615
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
- Waves are the main riding area.
- Breaking waves are normal in the season.
- Learning possible in parts: a flat area plus a wave zone.
- Strong south easter and powerful waves; sources conflict on beginners, with Big Bay or Langebaan suggested as easier alternatives.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: locations.thekitespot.com, www.capetourism.com.
Nearby kite spots in Western Cape
Kite days in October, % of days
- Rietvlei
South Africa · same kite days as Bloubergstrand in October
63 %Kite days by month at Rietvlei: Jan 81 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 37 %, May 25 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 79 % - Milnerton
South Africa · 21 points fewer kite days than Bloubergstrand in October
42 %Kite days by month at Milnerton: Jan 61 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 26 %, May 19 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 58 % - Haakgat
South Africa · 8 points more kite days than Bloubergstrand in October
71 %Kite days by month at Haakgat: Jan 84 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 48 %, May 32 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 82 % - Melkbos
South Africa · 8 points more kite days than Bloubergstrand in October
71 %Kite days by month at Melkbos: Jan 80 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 48 %, May 33 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 79 % - Fishhoek
South Africa · 8 points fewer kite days than Bloubergstrand in October
55 %Kite days by month at Fishhoek: Jan 68 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 35 %, May 25 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 67 % - Macassar
South Africa · 8 points more kite days than Bloubergstrand in October
71 %Kite days by month at Macassar: Jan 88 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 53 %, May 41 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 82 %, Dec 82 % - Witsands
South Africa · 4 points more kite days than Bloubergstrand in October
67 %Kite days by month at Witsands: Jan 78 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 53 %, May 45 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 76 % - Strand
South Africa · 15 points fewer kite days than Bloubergstrand in October
48 %Kite days by month at Strand: Jan 66 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 33 %, May 25 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 65 %
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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 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 63 % of days at Bloubergstrand 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/bloubergstrand
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