Sea · Aruba
De Palm Island
Best for kiting all year, with 65 to 99 % kite days. Water 27 to 30 °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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 65 % Primeabout 20 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 35 %
- Kiteable 65 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 8 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.9 h
- Water
- 30 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 30 °Cdaily maximum, 29 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 13 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, De Palm Island averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 91 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 91 | 76 | 65 | 69 | 89 |
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| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 11.5 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 8 of 31 | 5 of 28 | 3 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 7 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 15 of 30 | 10 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water | boardshorts all year | |||||||||||
- In January, De Palm Island averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (91 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, De Palm Island averaged 26 kite days out of 28 (93 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, De Palm Island averaged 29 kite days out of 31 (95 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, De Palm Island averaged 29 kite days out of 30 (96 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, De Palm Island averaged 30 kite days out of 31 (99 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, De Palm Island averaged 29 kite days out of 30 (99 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, De Palm Island averaged 30 kite days out of 31 (99 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, De Palm Island averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (91 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, De Palm Island averaged 23 kite days out of 30 (76 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, De Palm Island averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, De Palm Island averaged 21 kite days out of 30 (69 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, De Palm Island averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (89 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 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: 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 De Palm Island
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 9.1 expected
- February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.4 expected
- March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.5 expected
- April9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.6 expected
- May9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.8 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.9 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.9 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
- September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 expected
- October (now)7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.0 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.
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
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: 1 in 10
about 6.3 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 June, the windiest month
- Too light 1 %
- Kiteable 99 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 1 %, kiteable on 99 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from E (90°).
Kitesurfing at De Palm Island: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at De Palm Island?
The best months are the whole year: from 2017 to 2025, 65 to 99 % of days were kite days in every month.
Is De Palm Island windy in October?
Yes, very. 65 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 20 days in a typical October. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at De Palm Island?
The water ranges from 27 °C in January to 30 °C in October. In October it is about 30 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does De Palm Island get in a year?
About 323 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.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Country
- Aruba
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA), 5 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 12.4700, -69.9844
- 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.
- Small chop on the main riding area.
- A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
- Not for learning: kite sources call it advanced.
- Water flattens near the mangroves with only a little chop. Access for competent kiters is by the small dive ferry to the island; no school mentioned.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: web.kite-and-windsurfing-guide.com.
Nearby kite spots in Aruba
Kite days in October, % of days
- Savaneta
Aruba · 5 points more kite days than De Palm Island in October
70 %Kite days by month at Savaneta: Jan 92 %, Feb 94 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 97 %, May 99 %, Jun 99 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 92 %, Sep 80 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 91 % - Surfside
Aruba · same kite days as De Palm Island in October
65 %Kite days by month at Surfside: Jan 91 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 95 %, Apr 96 %, May 99 %, Jun 99 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 91 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 89 % - Bushiri
Aruba · 5 points more kite days than De Palm Island in October
70 %Kite days by month at Bushiri: Jan 92 %, Feb 96 %, Mar 95 %, Apr 97 %, May 99 %, Jun 99 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 93 %, Sep 79 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 92 % - Boca Grandi
Aruba · 6 points more kite days than De Palm Island in October
71 %Kite days by month at Boca Grandi: Jan 92 %, Feb 94 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 97 %, May 99 %, Jun 99 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 93 %, Sep 81 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 91 % - Arashi
Aruba · 9 points more kite days than De Palm Island in October
74 %Kite days by month at Arashi: Jan 94 %, Feb 96 %, Mar 95 %, Apr 98 %, May 99 %, Jun 99 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 81 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 94 %
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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, 65 % of days at De Palm Island 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/de-palm-island
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