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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.

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Hottentots Punt

Best for kiting all year, with 55 to 78 % kite days. Water 11 to 14 °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. J69
  2. F67
  3. M65
  4. A56
  5. M55
  6. J56
  7. J59
  8. A65
  9. S70
  10. O67
  11. N66
  12. D78
Kite days by month at Hottentots Punt: Jan 69 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 56 %, May 55 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 78 %
  • 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.

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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
    67 % Primeabout 21 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 33 %
    • Kiteable 67 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 68 % kite days2018: 45 % kite days2019: 74 % kite days2020: 90 % kite days2021: 58 % kite days2022: 77 % kite days2023: 58 % kite days2024: 61 % kite days2025: 71 % kite days8 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    12.7 h
    Water
    12 °C, 5/4
    Air
    15 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    0 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Hottentots Punt averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 12 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October 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 Hottentots Punt

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. January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
  2. February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
  3. March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
  4. April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
  5. May7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
  6. June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
  7. July8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
  8. August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
  9. September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
  10. October (now)8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
  11. November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.1 expected
  12. December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.6 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 Hottentots Punt: W1 9 in 10, W2 9 in 10, W3 9 in 10, W4 9 in 10, W5 9 in 10, W6 9 in 10, W7 9 in 10, W8 9 in 10, W9 9 in 10, W10 9 in 10, W11 8 in 10, W12 8 in 10, W13 8 in 10, W14 7 in 10, W15 7 in 10, W16 7 in 10, W17 8 in 10, W18 9 in 10, W19 6 in 10, W20 6 in 10, W21 7 in 10, W22 8 in 10, W23 6 in 10, W24 7 in 10, W25 8 in 10, W26 8 in 10, W27 9 in 10, W28 7 in 10, W29 7 in 10, W30 7 in 10, W31 8 in 10, W32 9 in 10, W33 9 in 10, W34 9 in 10, W35 9 in 10, W36 9 in 10, W37 9 in 10, W38 9 in 10, W39 9 in 10, W40 9 in 10, W41 9 in 10, W42 8 in 10, W43 8 in 10, W44 8 in 10, W45 9 in 10, W46 9 in 10, W47 9 in 10, W48 9 in 10, W49 9 in 10, W50 9 in 10, W51 9 in 10, W52 9 in 10

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).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 6.6 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 22 %
  • Kiteable 78 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 22 %, kiteable on 78 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from S (180°).

Kitesurfing at Hottentots Punt: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Hottentots Punt?

The best months are the whole year: from 2017 to 2025, 55 to 78 % of days were kite days in every month.

Is Hottentots Punt windy in October?

Yes, very. 67 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 21 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 Hottentots Punt?

The water ranges from 11 °C in September to 14 °C in January. In October it is about 12 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).

How many kite days does Hottentots Punt get in a year?

About 235 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
Karas
Country
Namibia
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Luderitz Airport (LUD), 68 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates
-26.1351, 14.9440
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Hottentots Punt

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 Karas

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Guano Bay

    Namibia · 3 points more kite days than Hottentots Punt in October

    70 %
    January: 77 % kite days (Prime)February: 79 % kite days (Prime)March: 72 % kite days (Prime)April: 61 % kite days (Prime)May: 55 % kite days (Good)June: 59 % kite days (Good)July: 61 % kite days (Prime)August: 67 % kite days (Prime)September: 74 % kite days (Prime)October: 70 % kite days (Prime)November: 77 % kite days (Prime)December: 83 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Guano Bay: Jan 77 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 61 %, May 55 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 83 %
  2. Grosse Bucht

    Namibia · 3 points more kite days than Hottentots Punt in October

    70 %
    January: 80 % kite days (Prime)February: 82 % kite days (Prime)March: 77 % kite days (Prime)April: 70 % kite days (Prime)May: 66 % kite days (Prime)June: 63 % kite days (Prime)July: 67 % kite days (Prime)August: 71 % kite days (Prime)September: 78 % kite days (Prime)October: 70 % kite days (Prime)November: 76 % kite days (Prime)December: 84 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Grosse Bucht: Jan 80 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 70 %, May 66 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 84 %
  3. Affenruecken Point

    Namibia · 7 points more kite days than Hottentots Punt in October

    74 %
    January: 76 % kite days (Prime)February: 74 % kite days (Prime)March: 70 % kite days (Prime)April: 62 % kite days (Prime)May: 61 % kite days (Prime)June: 55 % kite days (Good)July: 56 % kite days (Good)August: 65 % kite days (Prime)September: 74 % kite days (Prime)October: 74 % kite days (Prime)November: 73 % kite days (Prime)December: 76 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Affenruecken Point: Jan 76 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 62 %, May 61 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 76 %

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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, 67 % of days at Hottentots Punt 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/hottentots-punt

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