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Navitas Beach

Best for kiting in January, with 53 % kite days. Water 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. J53
  2. F48
  3. M20
  4. A7
  5. M5
  6. J2
  7. J17
  8. A23
  9. S18
  10. O9
  11. N22
  12. D39
Kite days by month at Navitas Beach: Jan 53 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 20 %, Apr 7 %, May 5 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 39 %
  • 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.

Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    9 % Offabout 3 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 91 %
    • Kiteable 9 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 13 % kite days2018: 3 % kite days2019: 0 % kite days2020: 0 % kite days2021: 13 % kite days2022: 16 % kite days2023: 13 % kite days2024: 19 % kite days2025: 0 % kite days0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 0.9 expected
    Daylight
    11.9 h
    Water
    30 °C, boardshorts
    Air
    29 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    28 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Navitas Beach averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (9 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. under 1 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 Navitas 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.

  1. January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
  2. February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
  3. March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
  4. Aprilunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.7 expected
  5. Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.4 expected
  6. Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.2 expected
  7. July2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
  8. August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
  9. September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
  10. October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.9 expected
  11. November2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
  12. December5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 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

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 Navitas Beach: W1 7 in 10, W2 7 in 10, W3 5 in 10, W4 5 in 10, W5 5 in 10, W6 4 in 10, W7 5 in 10, W8 5 in 10, W9 1 in 10, W10 1 in 10, W11 under 1 in 10, W12 under 1 in 10, W13 1 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 1 in 10, W29 3 in 10, W30 4 in 10, W31 3 in 10, W32 2 in 10, W33 under 1 in 10, W34 1 in 10, W35 2 in 10, W36 1 in 10, W37 2 in 10, W38 under 1 in 10, W39 under 1 in 10, W40 under 1 in 10, W41 under 1 in 10, W42 under 1 in 10, W43 under 1 in 10, W44 1 in 10, W45 1 in 10, W46 1 in 10, W47 4 in 10, W48 2 in 10, W49 2 in 10, W50 6 in 10, W51 5 in 10, W52 7 in 10

1 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: 2 in 10

about 1.7 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 47 %
  • Kiteable 53 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 47 %, kiteable on 53 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 14:00, 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 Navitas Beach: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Navitas Beach?

The best month is January: from 2017 to 2025, 53 % of its days were kite days.

Is Navitas Beach windy in October?

Rarely. 9 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 3 days in a typical October. Fewer than 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 Navitas Beach?

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

How many kite days does Navitas Beach get in a year?

About 80 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
Aklan
Country
Philippines
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Kalibo International Airport (KLO), 8 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+08:00 in October
Coordinates
11.7383, 122.3370
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Navitas Beach

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 Aklan

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Ibajay

    Philippines · 10 points more kite days than Navitas Beach in October

    19 %
    January: 67 % kite days (Prime)February: 69 % kite days (Prime)March: 50 % kite days (Good)April: 25 % kite days (Possible)May: 13 % kite days (Off)June: 12 % kite days (Off)July: 40 % kite days (Good)August: 39 % kite days (Possible)September: 31 % kite days (Possible)October: 19 % kite days (Off)November: 43 % kite days (Good)December: 58 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Ibajay: Jan 67 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 25 %, May 13 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 58 %

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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, 9 % of days at Navitas 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/navitas-beach

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