Top 10 kitesurfing spots in North America
The best kitesurfing spots over the whole year.
Find the best time to goTap a spot to see when to go: wind, waves, water temperature, sun and rain in every month, from years of weather statistics.
Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Top picks: Aruba – Hadicurari (Aruba), Bonaire – Atlantis Beach (Bonaire) & Holbox (Mexico).
Aruba – HadicurariAruba · best May–July12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km2
Bonaire – Atlantis BeachBonaire · best May–July12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 28°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ BON 10 km3
HolboxMexico · best March–May8 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 26°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ CUN 75 km4
Cape Hatteras – Canadian HoleUnited States · best January–April, November10 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ EWN 142 km5
Lake Arenal – TilaránCosta Rica · best January–February8 good monthsIntermediate and up · ✈ FON 43 km6
South Padre Island – Laguna MadreUnited States · best April7 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 24°C water in season, shorty · ✈ BRO 36 km7
CabareteDominican Republic · best January–March, June–August1 good monthsIntermediate and up · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km8
San Francisco Bay – Crissy FieldUnited States · best April–September2 good monthsIntermediate and up · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ SFO 22 km9
Hood River – Event SiteUnited States · best July4 good monthsIntermediate and up · ✈ PDX 86 km10
Bird Island Basin – Padre IslandUnited States · best March–September2 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ CRP 37 kmHow this list is made: A good month has at least 12 windy days. The score adds how good the best half of the year is and how much of the year is good; warm water counts a little. Spots with a local thermal wind are left out of the wind rankings, because weather models miss their wind.