Sea · Vietnam

Vung Tau

Name: Vung Tau
Address: VNM

Best for kiting from July to August and from November to April, with 51 to 83 % kite days. Water 28 to 30 °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.

JJan68Prime
FFeb83Prime
MMar74Prime
AApr51Good
MMay34Possible
JJun40Good
JJul59Good
AAug57Good
SSep44Good
OOct33Possiblenow
NNov59Good
DDec52Good

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
33 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 67 %
Kiteable 33 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
Best hours
14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.9 h
Water
30 °C, boardshorts
Air
29 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
Rain
25 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Vung Tau averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Vung Tau

Kite days% of days	68	83	74	51	34	40	59	57	44	33	59	52
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	5 in 10	3 in 10	5 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10	4 in 10	3 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	7 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	4 of 9	0 of 9	4 of 9	7 of 9	5 of 9	5 of 9	2 of 9	6 of 9	5 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	13 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	13 to 17	14 to 17	13 to 17	15 to 17	14 to 17	14 to 17	13 to 16	13 to 17
Daylighth	11.6	11.8	12.1	12.4	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.5	12.2	11.9	11.7	11.5
Water°C at the surface	28	28	28	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29
Air°C, daily maximum	27	26	27	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	27
Rain days1 mm or more	3 of 31	1 of 28	2 of 31	7 of 30	24 of 31	27 of 30	27 of 31	26 of 31	26 of 30	25 of 31	14 of 30	6 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water	boardshorts all year

In January, Vung Tau averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (68 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Vung Tau averaged 23 kite days out of 28 (83 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Vung Tau averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (74 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Vung Tau averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Vung Tau averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Vung Tau averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Vung Tau averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (59 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Vung Tau averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Vung Tau averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Vung Tau averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Vung Tau averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Vung Tau averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 6 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 Vung Tau

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 7.1 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.3 expected
March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
July7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
September4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
November7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 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

7 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 6.1 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 February, the windiest month

Too light 17 %
Kiteable 83 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 17 %, kiteable on 83 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 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 E (90°).

Kitesurfing at Vung Tau: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Vung Tau?

The best months are July to August and November to April: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 83 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Vung Tau windy in October?

Sometimes. 33 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 10 days in a typical October. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Vung Tau?

The water ranges from 28 °C in January to 31 °C in May. In October it is about 30 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).

How many kite days does Vung Tau get in a year?

About 198 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.

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Spot facts

Country: Vietnam
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), 72 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+07:00 in October
Coordinates: 10.3382, 107.0927
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.

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 Vietnam

Kite days in October, % of days

Can Tho
Vietnam · same kite days as Vung Tau in October
33 %
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 Can Tho: Jan 78 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 36 %, May 31 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 62 %
Khê Gà
Vietnam · 2 points more kite days than Vung Tau 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 %
Novotel
Vietnam · 6 points fewer kite days than Vung Tau 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 %
Graveyard
Vietnam · 3 points more kite days than Vung Tau 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 %
Malibu
Vietnam · 7 points more kite days than Vung Tau 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 %
Mui Ne
Vietnam · 14 points more kite days than Vung Tau 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 · 2 points more kite days than Vung Tau 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 %
Con Son Island
Vietnam · 9 points more kite days than Vung Tau in October
42 %
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 Con Son Island: Jan 87 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 33 %, May 27 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 86 %

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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, 33 % of days at Vung Tau 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/vung-tau

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