Where to go parawing in May

The 30 best parawing spots in May, ranked by windy days.

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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

In short

Best for parawing in May: Cabo de la Vela (Colombia), Sal – Kite Beach (Cabo Verde) & Kanaha Beach Park – Maui (United States).
Water at the top 10: 24–27°C.
Warm enough for no wetsuit: Cabo de la Vela, Kanaha Beach Park – Maui & Le Morne.
For beginners: Cabo de la Vela, Soma Bay & Hurghada.

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Cabo de la VelaColombia · water 27°C · air 34°C26 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ RCH 113 km 2

Sal – Kite BeachCabo Verde · water 24°C · air 27°C23 windy daysIntermediate and up · shorty · ✈ SID 15 km 3

Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · water 25°C · air 28°C20 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km 4

Soma BayEgypt · water 25°C · air 32°C21 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 41 km 5

Le MorneMauritius · water 27°C · air 27°C19 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ MRU 39 km 6

HurghadaEgypt · water 25°C · air 31°C20 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 10 km 7

Lake Garda – TorboleItaly · air 22°Cwindy seasonIntermediate and up · ✈ VRN 53 km 8

Squamish SpitCanada · air 18°Cwindy seasonAdvanced only · ✈ YVR 59 km 9

Lake Como – ColicoItaly · air 22°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · ✈ LUG 38 km 10

Lake Garda – CampioneItaly · air 22°Cwindy seasonIntermediate and up · ✈ VRN 41 km 11

Dakhla LagoonWestern Sahara · water 20°C · air 25°C23 windy daysBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ VIL 8 km 12

Cape Hatteras – Canadian HoleUnited States · water 22°C · air 22°C18 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ EWN 142 km 13

Oahu – Kailua BeachUnited States · water 25°C · air 27°C15 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 22 km 14

Mui NeVietnam · water 31°C · air 32°C13 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DLI 92 km 15

EssaouiraMorocco · water 18°C · air 23°C20 windy daysIntermediate and up · 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ ESU 14 km 16

Bird Island Basin – Padre IslandUnited States · water 27°C · air 29°C12 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CRP 37 km 17

CabareteDominican Republic · water 28°C · air 31°C11 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km 18

El MédanoSpain · water 21°C · air 24°C16 windy daysIntermediate and up · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ TFS 3 km 19

Kalpitiya LagoonSri Lanka · water 31°C · air 31°C11 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CMB 117 km 20

El YaqueVenezuela · water 27°C · air 31°C10 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PMV 1 km 21

Sotavento – FuerteventuraSpain · water 21°C · air 23°C13 windy daysBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ FUE 51 km 22

Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite BeachUnited Arab Emirates · water 30°C · air 37°C8 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUH 12 km 23

Mykonos – KorfosGreece · water 19°C · air 22°C14 windy daysIntermediate and up · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ JMK 2 km 24

Dahab – LagoonEgypt · water 24°C · air 34°C9 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ SSH 54 km 25

Lake Arenal – TilaránCosta Rica · air 29°C16 windy daysIntermediate and up · ✈ FON 43 km 26

Hood River – Event SiteUnited States · air 21°C16 windy daysIntermediate and up · ✈ PDX 86 km 27

Karpathos – AfiadaGreece · water 20°C · air 23°C12 windy daysIntermediate and up · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ AOK 1 km 28

Prasonisi – RhodesGreece · water 20°C · air 23°C12 windy daysBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ RHO 65 km 29

Pointe d'EsnyMauritius · water 27°C · air 26°C6 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MRU 5 km 30

Limnos – KerosGreece · water 18°C · air 23°C12 windy daysBeginner-friendly · 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ CKZ 95 km

The 30 spots with the best parawing conditions in May, 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 parawing in May?

Cabo de la Vela (Colombia): 26 windy days; Sal – Kite Beach (Cabo Verde): 23 windy days; Kanaha Beach Park – Maui (United States): 20 windy days.

Where is the water warm in May?

Mui Ne: 31°C, no wetsuit; Kalpitiya Lagoon: 31°C, no wetsuit; Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite Beach: 30°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go parawing in May?

Good spots for beginners this month: Cabo de la Vela, Soma Bay & Hurghada.

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