Sea · Hainan · China
Holiday Beach
Best for kiting from October to February, with 50 to 70 % kite days. Water 20 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.
- 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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 60 % Goodabout 19 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 39 %
- Kiteable 60 %
- Too strong 1 %
- Good years
- 6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 8 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
- 11.7 h
- Water
- 28 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 27 °Cdaily maximum, 27 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 18 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Holiday Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 67 | 50 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 60 | 64 | 70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Good | Possible | Possible | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 9 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 12 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 13 to 18 | 14 to 17 | · | 13 to 18 | 11 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| Water°C at the surface | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 22 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 10 of 31 | 7 of 28 | 9 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 16 of 31 | 16 of 30 | 17 of 31 | 20 of 31 | 20 of 30 | 18 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 7 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 3/2 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty | 3/2 |
- In January, Holiday Beach averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Holiday Beach averaged 14 kite days out of 28 (50 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Holiday Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Holiday Beach averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Holiday Beach averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (16 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Holiday Beach averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (9 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Holiday Beach averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Holiday Beach averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Holiday Beach averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (16 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Holiday Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Holiday Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (64 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Holiday Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 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 Holiday Beach
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- February5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
- May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.4 expected
- Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.9 expected
- July1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
- August1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.4 expected
- September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
- October (now)8 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 6.6 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 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: fewer than 1 in 20
about 6.0 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 December, 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 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from NE (45°).
Kitesurfing at Holiday Beach: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Holiday Beach?
The best months are October to February: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 70 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Holiday Beach windy in October?
Yes, often. 60 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 19 days in a typical October. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Holiday Beach?
The water ranges from 20 °C in January to 31 °C in July. In October it is about 28 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Holiday Beach get in a year?
About 137 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
- Region
- Hainan
- Country
- China
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK), 25 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 20.0341, 110.2430
- 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.
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 Hainan
Kite days in October, % of days
- Bo'ao
China · 5 points more kite days than Holiday Beach in October
65 %Kite days by month at Bo'ao: Jan 63 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 54 %, May 49 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 81 % - Monkey Island
China · 5 points more kite days than Holiday Beach in October
65 %Kite days by month at Monkey Island: Jan 76 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 25 %, May 18 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 88 % - Tengqiao
China · 20 points fewer kite days than Holiday Beach in October
40 %Kite days by month at Tengqiao: Jan 45 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 19 %, Apr 13 %, May 7 %, Jun 15 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 49 % - Wu Ji Jou
China · same kite days as Holiday Beach in October
60 %Kite days by month at Wu Ji Jou: Jan 70 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 20 %, May 12 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 80 % - Wuzhizhou Island wharf
China · 7 points more kite days than Holiday Beach in October
67 %Kite days by month at Wuzhizhou Island wharf: Jan 77 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 24 %, May 12 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 88 % - Yalong Bay
China · 14 points fewer kite days than Holiday Beach in October
46 %Kite days by month at Yalong Bay: Jan 57 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 15 %, May 5 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 23 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 61 % - Sanya Bay
China · 31 points fewer kite days than Holiday Beach in October
29 %Kite days by month at Sanya Bay: Jan 41 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 9 %, May 3 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 12 %, Oct 29 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 30 % - Sanya, China
China · 25 points fewer kite days than Holiday Beach in October
35 %Kite days by month at Sanya, China: Jan 51 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 20 %, May 7 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 33 %
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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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 60 % of days at Holiday Beach 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/holiday-beach
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