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Where to go wingfoiling in January

The 30 best wingfoiling spots in January, ranked by windy days.

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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

In short

Best for wingfoiling in January: Cabo de la Vela (Colombia), Aruba – Hadicurari (Aruba) & Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania).
Water at the top 10: 22–29°C.
Warm enough for no wetsuit: Aruba – Hadicurari, Paje – Zanzibar & Watamu.
For beginners: Cabo de la Vela, Aruba – Hadicurari & Paje – Zanzibar.

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Cabo de la VelaColombia · water 25°C · air 32°C30 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ RCH 113 km 2

Aruba – HadicurariAruba · water 27°C · air 29°C27 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km 3

Paje – ZanzibarTanzania · water 29°C · air 30°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ZNZ 35 km 4

WatamuKenya · water 28°C · air 31°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MYD 22 km 5

Zanzibar – KiwengwaTanzania · water 29°C · air 31°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ZNZ 31 km 6

La VentanaMexico · water 22°C · air 24°Cwindy seasonIntermediate and up · shorty · ✈ LAP 38 km 7

Bonaire – Lac BayBonaire · water 27°C · air 29°C22 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BON 6 km 8

Bonaire – Atlantis BeachBonaire · water 27°C · air 29°C22 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ BON 10 km 9

PagudpudPhilippines · water 26°C · air 25°C21 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ LAO 58 km 10

Mui NeVietnam · water 26°C · air 30°C20 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DLI 92 km 11

Coronation BeachAustralia · water 24°C · air 31°C22 windy daysIntermediate and up · shorty · ✈ GET 30 km 12

Lake Arenal – TilaránCosta Rica · air 25°C28 windy daysIntermediate and up · ✈ FON 43 km 13

Lago CalimaColombia · air 23°Cwindy seasonBeginner-friendly · ✈ CLO 41 km 14

Sal – Kite BeachCabo Verde · water 23°C · air 26°C20 windy daysIntermediate and up · shorty · ✈ SID 15 km 15

Safety Bay – Bent StreetAustralia · water 23°C · air 29°C20 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ PER 46 km 16

LancelinAustralia · water 23°C · air 31°C18 windy daysIntermediate and up · shorty · ✈ PER 119 km 17

Le MorneMauritius · water 28°C · air 30°C14 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ MRU 39 km 18

Diani BeachKenya · water 29°C · air 32°C13 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MBA 37 km 19

Tiree – BalevullinUnited Kingdom · water 9°C · air 8°C26 windy daysIntermediate and up · 6/5 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ TRE 6 km 20

PreáBrazil · water 29°C · air 31°C13 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ JJD 12 km 21

Mykonos – KorfosGreece · water 16°C · air 15°C21 windy daysIntermediate and up · 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ JMK 2 km 22

Soma BayEgypt · water 24°C · air 22°C13 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HRG 41 km 23

SafagaEgypt · water 23°C · air 23°C13 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HRG 44 km 24

Witsand – Breede River mouthSouth Africa · water 21°C · air 24°C16 windy daysBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ GRJ 147 km 25

Rømø – LakolkDenmark · water 3°C · air 5°C24 windy daysBeginner-friendly · 6/5 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ GWT 28 km 26

Bulabog Beach – BoracayPhilippines · water 28°C · air 27°C10 windy daysIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ MPH 5 km 27

Karpathos – AfiadaGreece · water 19°C · air 16°C16 windy daysIntermediate and up · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ AOK 1 km 28

AtinsBrazil · water 29°C · air 29°C9 windy daysBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PHB 118 km 29

El MédanoSpain · water 21°C · air 22°C14 windy daysIntermediate and up · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ TFS 3 km 30

HurghadaEgypt · water 23°C · air 22°C12 windy daysBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HRG 10 km

The 30 spots with the best wingfoiling conditions in January, 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 wingfoiling in January?

Cabo de la Vela (Colombia): 30 windy days; Aruba – Hadicurari (Aruba): 27 windy days; Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania): windy season.

Where is the water warm in January?

Preá: 29°C, no wetsuit; Atins: 29°C, no wetsuit; Paje – Zanzibar: 29°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go wingfoiling in January?

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

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