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Where to go windsurfing in August

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

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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

In short

Best for windsurfing in August: Cabo de la Vela (Colombia), Mui Ne (Vietnam) & Aruba – Hadicurari (Aruba).
Water at the top 10: 24–30°C.
Warm enough for no wetsuit: Cabo de la Vela, Mui Ne & Aruba – Hadicurari.
For beginners: Cabo de la Vela, Aruba – Hadicurari & Soma Bay.

Cabo de la VelaColombia · water 27°C · air 34°C28 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ RCH 113 km 2

Mui NeVietnam · water 28°C · air 32°C27 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DLI 92 km 3

Aruba – HadicurariAruba · water 28°C · air 32°C27 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km 4

Maui – Ho'okipaUnited States · water 26°C · air 30°C26 windy daysAdvanced only · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 9 km 5

Gran Canaria – Pozo IzquierdoSpain · water 24°C · air 30°C27 windy daysAdvanced only · shorty · ✈ LPA 13 km 6

Soma BayEgypt · water 30°C · air 37°C24 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 41 km 7

El GounaEgypt · water 29°C · air 37°C24 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 30 km 8

HurghadaEgypt · water 29°C · air 36°C24 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 10 km 9

Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · water 27°C · air 30°C24 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km 10

Mykonos – KorfosGreece · water 25°C · air 29°C23 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ JMK 2 km 11

CumbucoBrazil · water 27°C · air 31°C22 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 27 km 12

Bonaire – Lac BayBonaire · water 29°C · air 31°C22 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BON 6 km 13

El MédanoSpain · water 24°C · air 28°C23 windy daysIntermediate and up · shorty · ✈ TFS 3 km 14

Dakhla LagoonWestern Sahara · water 22°C · air 28°C23 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ VIL 8 km 15

Karpathos – AfiadaGreece · water 27°C · air 29°C19 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ AOK 1 km 16

Le MorneMauritius · water 25°C · air 25°C20 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ MRU 39 km 17

Moulay BouzerktounMorocco · water 18°C · air 30°C26 windy daysAdvanced only · 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ ESU 28 km 18

Limnos – KerosGreece · water 25°C · air 31°C19 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CKZ 95 km 19

Lake Garda – TorboleItaly · air 30°Cwindy seasonIntermediate and up · ✈ VRN 53 km 20

Squamish SpitCanada · air 27°Cwindy seasonAdvanced only · ✈ YVR 59 km 21

Lake Como – ColicoItaly · air 29°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · ✈ LUG 38 km 22

Lake Garda – CampioneItaly · air 29°Cwindy seasonIntermediate and up · ✈ VRN 41 km 23

EssaouiraMorocco · water 19°C · air 27°C24 windy daysIntermediate and up · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ ESU 14 km 24

Ilha do GuajiruBrazil · air 31°C23 windy daysBeginner-friendly · ✈ JJD 50 km 25

Paros – New Golden BeachGreece · water 26°C · air 30°C14 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ JMK 48 km 26

AlaçatıTurkey · water 25°C · air 31°C15 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ JKH 22 km 27

Oahu – Kailua BeachUnited States · water 26°C · air 29°C12 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 22 km 28

Naxos – Mikri ViglaGreece · water 25°C · air 31°C12 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ JMK 50 km 29

JericoacoaraBrazil · water 28°C · air 33°C11 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ JJD 21 km 30

Sotavento – FuerteventuraSpain · water 24°C · air 28°C13 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ FUE 51 km

The 30 spots with the best windsurfing 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 windsurfing in August?

Cabo de la Vela (Colombia): 28 windy days; Mui Ne (Vietnam): 27 windy days; Aruba – Hadicurari (Aruba): 27 windy days.

Where is the water warm in August?

Soma Bay: 30°C, no wetsuit; Hurghada: 29°C, no wetsuit; Bonaire – Lac Bay: 29°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go windsurfing in August?

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

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