Sea · Lâm Đồng Province · Vietnam

Pandanus

Name: Pandanus
Address: VNM

Best for kiting from June to September and from November to March, with 57 to 87 % kite days. Water 26 to 29 °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.

JJan87Prime
FFeb87Prime
MMar68Prime
AApr49Good
MMay43Good
JJun68Prime
JJul80Prime
AAug82Prime
SSep57Good
OOct40Goodnow
NNov74Prime
DDec79Prime

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.

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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
40 % Goodabout 12 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 60 %
Kiteable 40 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
Best hours
13:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.9 h
Water
30 °C, boardshorts
Air
28 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
Rain
18 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Pandanus averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (40 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Pandanus

Kite days% of days	87	87	68	49	43	68	80	82	57	40	74	79
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Prime	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	9 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	4 of 9	3 of 9	7 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	6 of 9	2 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	12 to 17	11 to 17	11 to 17	12 to 17	12 to 16	12 to 17	11 to 17	12 to 17	12 to 17	13 to 16	12 to 16	12 to 16
Daylighth	11.6	11.8	12.1	12.4	12.6	12.8	12.7	12.5	12.2	11.9	11.6	11.5
Water°C at the surface	26	26	27	30	31	29	28	29	29	30	29	27
Air°C, daily maximum	26	26	27	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27
Rain days1 mm or more	2 of 31	1 of 28	1 of 31	4 of 30	20 of 31	19 of 30	21 of 31	19 of 31	22 of 30	18 of 31	8 of 30	5 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	shorty	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts

In January, Pandanus averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (87 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Pandanus averaged 24 kite days out of 28 (87 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Pandanus averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (68 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Pandanus averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Pandanus averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Pandanus averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (68 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Pandanus averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (80 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Pandanus averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (82 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Pandanus averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (57 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Pandanus averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (40 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Pandanus averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (74 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Pandanus averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (79 %). Water 27 °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 Pandanus

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 8.8 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.4 expected
March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 expected
April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
June8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
July8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.2 expected
August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.9 expected
September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
October (now)4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.7 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.

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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

Start date

8 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 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 13 %
Kiteable 87 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 13 %, kiteable on 87 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 12:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from ENE (68°).

Kitesurfing at Pandanus: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Pandanus?

The best months are June to September and November to March: from 2017 to 2025, 57 to 87 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Pandanus windy in October?

Yes, often. 40 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 12 days in a typical October. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Pandanus?

The water ranges from 26 °C in January to 31 °C in May. In October it is about 30 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).

How many kite days does Pandanus get in a year?

About 247 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

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Spot facts

Region: Lâm Đồng Province
Country: Vietnam
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Lien Khuong Airport (DLI), 90 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+07:00 in October
Coordinates: 10.9459, 108.3010
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.

Water state unknown: no kite source found.
Learning: no kite source says.
No source describes a Pandanus spot. Mui Ne guides describe flat to choppy mornings and shorebreak or waves in the afternoon, but this exact spot is unverified.

Checked 2026-10-08, confidence low (no kite source, or contradictions). Sources: locations.thekitespot.com, localvietnam.com.

Nearby kite spots in Lâm Đồng Province

Kite days in October, % of days

Malibu
Vietnam · same kite days as Pandanus in October
40 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Malibu: Jan 87 %, Feb 87 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 49 %, May 43 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 82 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 79 %
Graveyard
Vietnam · 4 points fewer kite days than Pandanus in October
36 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Graveyard: Jan 82 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 51 %, May 43 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 79 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 72 %
Mui Ne
Vietnam · 7 points more kite days than Pandanus in October
47 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Mui Ne: Jan 91 %, Feb 87 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 50 %, May 46 %, Jun 72 %, Jul 82 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 84 %
Bac Binh
Vietnam · 5 points fewer kite days than Pandanus in October
35 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bac Binh: Jan 86 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 42 %, May 34 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 78 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 81 %
Novotel
Vietnam · 13 points fewer kite days than Pandanus in October
27 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Novotel: Jan 76 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 51 %, May 33 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 65 %
Khê Gà
Vietnam · 5 points fewer kite days than Pandanus in October
35 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Khê Gà: Jan 80 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 40 %, May 33 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 73 %
Lagoon
Vietnam · 22 points more kite days than Pandanus in October
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lagoon: Jan 90 %, Feb 87 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 44 %, May 42 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 82 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 90 %
Skatepark
Vietnam · 21 points more kite days than Pandanus in October
61 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Skatepark: Jan 90 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 44 %, May 41 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 82 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 91 %

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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, 40 % of days at Pandanus 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/pandanus

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