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Where to go kitesurfing in August

The 30 best kitesurfing spots in August, ranked by windy days.

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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

In short

Best for kitesurfing in August: Emerald Sea – Diego Suarez (Madagascar), Cabo de la Vela (Colombia) & Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania).
Water at the top 10: 25–29°C.
Warm enough for no wetsuit: Emerald Sea – Diego Suarez, Cabo de la Vela & Paje – Zanzibar.
For beginners: Cabo de la Vela, Paje – Zanzibar & Watamu.

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Emerald Sea – Diego SuarezMadagascar · water 25°C · air 27°C29 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DIE 20 km 2

Cabo de la VelaColombia · water 27°C · air 34°C28 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ RCH 113 km 3

Paje – ZanzibarTanzania · water 26°C · air 28°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ZNZ 35 km 4

WatamuKenya · water 26°C · air 27°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MYD 22 km 5

Zanzibar – KiwengwaTanzania · water 26°C · air 28°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ZNZ 31 km 6

Aruba – HadicurariAruba · water 28°C · air 32°C27 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km 7

PreáBrazil · water 28°C · air 33°C26 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ JJD 12 km 8

CabareteDominican Republic · water 29°C · air 32°C8 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km 9

Prasonisi – RhodesGreece · water 27°C · air 30°C10 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ RHO 65 km 10

Dahab – LagoonEgypt · water 29°C · air 40°C5 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ SSH 54 km 11

Porto PolloItaly · water 26°C · air 31°C8 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ OLB 36 km 12

SanurIndonesia · water 27°C · air 28°C11 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km 13

Bay of Palma – MallorcaSpain · water 29°C · air 33°C2 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PMI 9 km 14

Chia – Su GiudeuItaly · water 27°C · air 31°C5 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ CAG 43 km 15

El YaqueVenezuela · water 28°C · air 31°C3 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PMV 1 km 16

Oahu – HaleiwaUnited States · water 27°C · air 30°C3 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 36 km 17

Lo Stagnone – SicilyItaly · water 27°C · air 32°C7 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ TPS 6 km 18

Diani BeachKenya · water 27°C · air 27°C4 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MBA 37 km 19

Naxos – Mikri ViglaGreece · water 25°C · air 31°C12 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ JMK 50 km 20

FlecheirasBrazil · water 28°C · air 31°C25 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 103 km 21

Limnos – KerosGreece · water 25°C · air 31°C19 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CKZ 95 km 22

Pointe d'EsnyMauritius · water 24°C · air 24°C12 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ MRU 5 km 23

Soma BayEgypt · water 30°C · air 37°C24 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 41 km 24

SafagaEgypt · water 30°C · air 38°C24 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 44 km 25

El GounaEgypt · water 29°C · air 37°C24 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 30 km 26

HurghadaEgypt · water 29°C · air 36°C24 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 10 km 27

TaíbaBrazil · water 27°C · air 31°C24 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 51 km 28

Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · water 27°C · air 30°C24 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km 29

MáncoraPeru · water 22°C · air 28°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ TYL 56 km 30

Airlie Beach – Whitsunday IslandsAustralia · water 22°C · air 23°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HTI 26 km

The 30 spots with the best kitesurfing conditions in August, from years of weather data, ranked by windy days and, a little, warm water. Spots with a local thermal wind are ranked by their known season. Windy days: days with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots between 9:00 and 18:00, averaged over recent years.

Questions

Where is the best kitesurfing in August?

Emerald Sea – Diego Suarez (Madagascar): 29 windy days; Cabo de la Vela (Colombia): 28 windy days; Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania): windy season.

Where is the water warm in August?

Soma Bay: 30°C, no wetsuit; Safaga: 30°C, no wetsuit; Hurghada: 29°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go kitesurfing in August?

Good spots for beginners this month: Cabo de la Vela, Paje – Zanzibar & Watamu.

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