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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.

Sea · Lagos State · Nigeria

Tarqua Bay

Best for kiting from July to August, with 65 to 74 % kite days. Water 26 to 27 °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. J7
  2. F12
  3. M31
  4. A28
  5. M12
  6. J20
  7. J65
  8. A74
  9. S37
  10. O9
  11. N2
  12. D4
Kite days by month at Tarqua Bay: Jan 7 %, Feb 12 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 28 %, May 12 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 4 %
  • 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
    9 % Offabout 3 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 91 %
    • Kiteable 9 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    10 day trip
    under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 0.6 expected
    Best hours
    16:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    12.0 h
    Water
    28 °C, boardshorts
    Air
    27 °Cdaily maximum, 27 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    21 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Tarqua Bay averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (9 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Tarqua Bay

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. Januaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.8 expected
  2. Februaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
  3. March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
  4. April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
  5. Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.1 expected
  6. June2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
  7. July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
  8. August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
  9. September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
  10. October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.6 expected
  11. Novemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.2 expected
  12. Decemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.3 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.

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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 Tarqua Bay: W1 under 1 in 10, W2 under 1 in 10, W3 1 in 10, W4 under 1 in 10, W5 under 1 in 10, W6 under 1 in 10, W7 under 1 in 10, W8 under 1 in 10, W9 2 in 10, W10 3 in 10, W11 3 in 10, W12 1 in 10, W13 3 in 10, W14 1 in 10, W15 1 in 10, W16 under 1 in 10, W17 1 in 10, W18 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 2 in 10, W25 3 in 10, W26 3 in 10, W27 7 in 10, W28 9 in 10, W29 9 in 10, W30 9 in 10, W31 9 in 10, W32 9 in 10, W33 8 in 10, W34 9 in 10, W35 7 in 10, W36 5 in 10, W37 4 in 10, W38 1 in 10, W39 1 in 10, W40 under 1 in 10, W41 under 1 in 10, W42 under 1 in 10, W43 under 1 in 10, W44 under 1 in 10, W45 under 1 in 10, W46 under 1 in 10, W47 under 1 in 10, W48 under 1 in 10, W49 under 1 in 10, W50 under 1 in 10, W51 under 1 in 10, W52 under 1 in 10

under 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: 9 in 10

about 0.2 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 August, the windiest month

  • Too light 26 %
  • Kiteable 74 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 26 %, kiteable on 74 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 12:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at Tarqua Bay: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Tarqua Bay?

The best months are July to August: from 2017 to 2025, 65 to 74 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Tarqua Bay 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 Tarqua Bay?

The water ranges from 26 °C in August to 30 °C in March. In October it is about 28 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).

How many kite days does Tarqua Bay get in a year?

About 92 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
Lagos State
Country
Nigeria
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), 21 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates
6.4011, 3.3947
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Tarqua Bay

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

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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 Tarqua Bay 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/tarqua-bay

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