Sea · Cocos Islands
Shacks
Best for kiting from April to December, with 64 to 95 % kite days. Water 27 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.
- 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.
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Month by month
- Kite days
- 90 % Primeabout 28 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 10 %
- Kiteable 90 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 9.1 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.4 h
- Water
- 27 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 26 °Cdaily maximum, 26 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 9 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Shacks averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (90 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 41 | 35 | 45 | 64 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 89 | 95 | 90 | 91 | 72 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 8 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 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 1 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 7 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 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Water°C at the surface | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 16 of 31 | 16 of 28 | 20 of 31 | 19 of 30 | 21 of 31 | 21 of 30 | 19 of 31 | 16 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 13 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water | boardshorts all year | |||||||||||
- In January, Shacks averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Shacks averaged 10 kite days out of 28 (35 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Shacks averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Shacks averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (64 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Shacks averaged 26 kite days out of 31 (85 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Shacks averaged 25 kite days out of 30 (85 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Shacks averaged 29 kite days out of 31 (93 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Shacks averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (89 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Shacks averaged 29 kite days out of 30 (95 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Shacks averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (90 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Shacks averaged 27 kite days out of 30 (91 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Shacks averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (72 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 8 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 Shacks
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- April8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
- May9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.2 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.8 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.3 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
- September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.4 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.1 expected
- November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.7 expected
- December8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 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.
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
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, capped at 9 in 10).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 9.1 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 September, the windiest month
- Too light 5 %
- Kiteable 95 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 5 %, kiteable on 95 %, 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 ESE (113°).
Kitesurfing at Shacks: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Shacks?
The best months are April to December: from 2017 to 2025, 64 to 95 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Shacks windy in October?
Yes, very. 90 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 28 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Shacks?
The water ranges from 27 °C in September to 29 °C in January. In October it is about 27 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Shacks get in a year?
About 269 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
- Country
- Cocos Islands
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport (CCK), 3 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30 in October
- Coordinates
- -12.1728, 96.8188
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
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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, 90 % of days at Shacks 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/shacks
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