Sea · Western Cape · South Africa

Witsands

Name: Witsands
Address: ZAF

Best for kiting from September to April, with 55 to 82 % kite days. Water 16 to 21 °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.

JJan82Prime
FFeb74Prime
MMar71Prime
AApr55Good
MMay41Good
JJun42Good
JJul44Good
AAug47Good
SSep61Prime
OOct74Primenow
NNov76Prime
DDec82Prime

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
74 % Primeabout 23 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 26 %
Kiteable 74 %
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 7.4 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
Best hours
12:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
12.9 h
Water
17 °C, 4/3
Air
18 °Cdaily maximum, 17 °C during kite hours
Rain
6 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Witsands averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (74 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Witsands

Kite days% of days	82	74	71	55	41	42	44	47	61	74	76	82
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	6 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	7 of 9	1 of 9	3 of 9	3 of 9	2 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	13 to 19	13 to 18	14 to 18	13 to 17	14 to 17	12 to 17	12 to 17	14 to 17	14 to 17	12 to 18	13 to 18	12 to 19
Daylighth	14.2	13.4	12.3	11.2	10.4	9.9	10.1	10.8	11.9	12.9	13.9	14.4
Water°C at the surface	20	21	20	18	17	16	15	15	16	17	19	21
Air°C, daily maximum	21	22	21	19	18	17	16	16	17	18	19	20
Rain days1 mm or more	7 of 31	5 of 28	9 of 31	6 of 30	6 of 31	8 of 30	7 of 31	7 of 31	6 of 30	6 of 31	5 of 30	7 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	3/2	spring	3/2	3/2	4/3	4/3	4/3	5/4	4/3	4/3	3/2	spring

In January, Witsands averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (82 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Witsands averaged 21 kite days out of 28 (74 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Witsands averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Witsands averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (55 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Witsands averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Witsands averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Witsands averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Witsands averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Witsands averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Witsands averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (74 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Witsands averaged 23 kite days out of 30 (76 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Witsands averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (82 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 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 Witsands

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 8.0 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 expected
March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 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 8.1 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

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 7.8 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 18 %
Kiteable 82 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 18 %, kiteable on 82 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 13:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from ESE (113°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Witsands: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Witsands?

The best months are September to April: from 2017 to 2025, 55 to 82 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Witsands windy in October?

Yes, very. 74 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 23 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 Witsands?

The water ranges from 15 °C in July to 21 °C in February. In October it is about 17 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).

How many kite days does Witsands get in a year?

About 227 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: Western Cape
Country: South Africa
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: George Airport (GRJ), 148 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: -34.4033, 20.8451
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 Western Cape

Kite days in October, % of days

Still Bay
South Africa · 7 points fewer kite days than Witsands in October
67 %
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4. A
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8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Still Bay: Jan 71 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 45 %, May 32 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 70 %
Kassiesbaai
South Africa · 5 points more kite days than Witsands in October
79 %
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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 Kassiesbaai: Jan 85 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 60 %, May 49 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 84 %
Die Mond
South Africa · 5 points more kite days than Witsands in October
79 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Die Mond: Jan 85 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 81 %, Apr 63 %, May 56 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 81 %, Dec 85 %
Struisbaai
South Africa · 6 points more kite days than Witsands in October
80 %
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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 Struisbaai: Jan 87 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 66 %, May 61 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 83 %, Dec 86 %
Suiderstrand
South Africa · 7 points more kite days than Witsands in October
81 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Suiderstrand: Jan 87 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 66 %, May 61 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 81 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 86 %
Brandfontein
South Africa · 4 points more kite days than Witsands in October
78 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Brandfontein: Jan 87 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 62 %, May 54 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 78 %, Nov 83 %, Dec 83 %
Klein Brakrivier
South Africa · 17 points fewer kite days than Witsands in October
57 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Klein Brakrivier: Jan 58 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 33 %, May 25 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 59 %
Grotto Beach
South Africa · 17 points fewer kite days than Witsands in October
57 %
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Grotto Beach: Jan 70 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 35 %, May 30 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 69 %

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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, 74 % of days at Witsands 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/witsands-zaf

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