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The atlas
Every kite destination on Earth
812 places across 1505 spots in 104 countries — wind season, water, level and schools, every value sourced and dated.
That 812 is every place the atlas holds. 432 of them have a destination page of their own; the other 380 are held as a single spot and open on a spot page. They lie in 104 countries, 81 of which have a country guide written so far.
812 placesStrongest month first, then by name
- Single spotsThe atlas holds these as one spot rather than as a destination, so each one opens on its spot page. They have no modelled season of their own yet, which is why they sit after the ranking.
MagheraroartyIrelandsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedwavesintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season March, April, May, September and October
Magheraroarty sits on Ireland's exposed northwest coast, in Donegal, and it also turns up under the odd alternate name Mayotte.
Malgrat de Mar - La PomaredaSpainsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season March to September
La Pomareda is on the north side of Malgrat de Mar, in the industrial and campsite zone rather than on the tourist beach.
Maloe Chebachye (Pljazh)Kazakhstansingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat water1 spot0 schoolsIn season April and November
Maloe Chebachye is a freshwater lake with a beach on it, near the village of Akylbay in the Akmola region.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season November to May
Malvin is a city session.
Mamaia BeachRomaniasingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-range1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to September
Mamaia is Romania's resort strip on the Black Sea, and the kiting happens on the open sea beach, not on Lake Siutghiol behind it.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to October
Mändjala is the sandy beach 10-12 km southwest of Kuressaare on the south coast of Saaremaa: broad, shallow, backed by pines and dunes, with Mändjala Camping at the top of the sand.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedwavesintermediateadvancedmid-range
1 spot0 schoolsIn season April to September
Manzanita sits on a wide, soft-sand beach under Neahkahnie Mountain, on the exposed north Oregon coast.
Maputo Kite BeachMozambiquesingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season August to April
Maputo Kite Beach is the Costa do Sol stretch on the north side of the city, not a standalone kite resort.
Mar del PlataArgentinasingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-range1 spot0 schoolsIn season December to February
Mar del Plata rides on the Pampero, a southwesterly that fills in late morning and peaks late afternoon, 15-25 knots on a good December-February day.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-range
1 spot0 schoolsIn season July to December
Maracajaú is a fishing and tourism village on the north coast of Rio Grande do Norte, 55-58 km from Natal, with a medium-sized sandy beach launch and kite centers right on it.
Marina di RagusaItalysingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season January, March, April, May, June, July, August and September
Marina di Ragusa, historically Mazzarelli, is a sandy resort beach on Sicily's south coast.
Marina di RavennaItalysingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season March, April, May, June, September, October and November
Marina di Ravenna is the kite beach at the Porto Corsini harbour mouth, north-east of Ravenna.
Marina di VastoItalysingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Marina di Vasto is a long sandy beach below Vasto in Abruzzo, ridden on kite, windsurf and wingfoil.
Marmari (Evia)Greecesingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to September
The kite beach at Marmari is Megali Ammos, a sandy spit 2.5 km south of the village on southwest Evia.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediate
1 spot0 schoolsIn season June to August
The wind at Marone comes twice.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvancedexpensive
1 spot0 schoolsIn season June to July
Maskali is a coral islet in the Gulf of Tadjoura next to Moucha, boat access only from Djibouti City, 30 to 45 minutes across depending on the operator.
MatalascañasSpainsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season March to September
Matalascañas is an open Atlantic beach on the edge of Doñana, in Huelva.
Matanivusi BeachFijisingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedlagoonflat waterintermediateadvancedexpensive1 spot0 schoolsIn season June to November
Matanivusi Beach Eco Resort is a surf resort on Viti Levu's Coral Coast, near Vunaniu and Pacific Harbour, that runs kite sessions for its guests.
Matanzas InletUSAsingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season October to May
Matanzas Inlet is a natural, unstabilized cut in Northeast Florida, south of St. Augustine: no jetties, sandbars and channels that move between visits, and whatever you learned last season already out of date.
MavrovouniGreecesingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season June to August
Mavrovouni is the long beach just south of Gythio, in Laconia: more than 5 km of coarse sand and fine pebble, with campsites, tavernas, watersports schools spread along it.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedlagoonflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season December to August
Mayapo is a Wayuu-coast beach on Colombia's La Guajira, 35-60 minutes from Riohacha by road and far quieter than the city beaches.
MeedhupparuMaldivessingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedlagoon1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Meedhupparu is a resort island in Raa Atoll, also called by its older geographic name of Northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll, and the whole island is the 4-star Adaaran Select Meedhupparu.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season August to March
Mērsrags is a small local spot on Latvia's Gulf of Riga coast just south of the Mērsrags lighthouse, up against Lake Engure Nature Park.
Midsland aan ZeeNetherlandssingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedwavesintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season January, April, May, June, September, October, November and December
Midsland aan Zee is one of the North Sea beach entrances on Terschelling, and it belongs to the Terschelling Noordzee kite area rather than being a spot of its own.
Mimizan-PlageFrancesingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season April, May, June, September and October
Mimizan-Plage is an open Atlantic beach break on the Landes coast at the Courant de Mimizan mouth.
Moinhos / AlcochetePortugalsingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterchoppyintermediateadvancedmid-range1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Praia dos Moinhos is a river beach on the south bank of the Tagus estuary at Alcochete, looking across at Lisbon and the Vasco da Gama bridge.
Monolithos BeachGreecesingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensive1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to November
Monolithos is the kite beach on Santorini, on the east to northeast coast, and the sand is black.
MorronguloMozambiquesingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget1 spot0 schoolsIn season April to October
Morrungulo is a remote beach on the Inhambane coast near Massinga, not a Vilanculos-area lagoon as the seed record had it, and the spelling with two r's is the one that works on maps and booking pages.
Moulay BousselhamMoroccosingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget1 spot0 schoolsIn season March, April, May, August, September, October and November
Moulay Bousselham is a village at the mouth of the Merja Zerga wetland, between Rabat and Tangier, and the reason to go is the pairing: a shallow flat lagoon south of town and an Atlantic beach break outside it.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediate
1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Mulranny is on the Mayo coast, on the narrow isthmus between Clew Bay and Blacksod Bay, and the beach is flat tidal water with a big shallow area, sand and grass to rig on.
Murtosa / Ria de AveiroPortugalsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season April to October
Murtosa sits on the inside of the Ria de Aveiro, and the water is the reason to come: shallow, flat to slightly choppy, with a school launch on the bank.
Nahoon BeachSouth Africasingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget1 spot0 schoolsIn season January, February, March, June, July, August, October, November and December
Nahoon Beach is the river-mouth beach in East London, and the name covers two very different things: the beach and Nahoon Reef next to it.
Napeague (Lazy Point)USAsingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensive1 spot0 schoolsIn season March, April, May, June, September, October and November
Napeague, or Lazy Point as most riders call it, is the bay side of the South Fork: an enclosed, mostly shallow harbour, flat to choppy, taught on for years.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Navia is a river-mouth beach in western Asturias, ridden on kite and wingfoil, and it only works on N and NE.
Nea IraklitsaGreecesingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediatemid-range1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to October
Nea Iraklitsa, the beach everyone calls Alana, is a long sandy bay on the Kavala coast with shallow water and a gradual entry.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to August
Nea Kios sits on Dalamanara Beach in the Argolic Gulf, on the coastal road between Nafplio and Nea Kios, and it is a school spot before it is anything else.
Nea Moudania BeachGreecesingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediate1 spot0 schoolsIn season June to September
Nea Moudania is the best-documented kite spot in this corner of Halkidiki, with its own kitesurfing page and a forecast point on the beach coordinates.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season November to March
Necochea's wind is an easterly, most reliable in November, December and January; 16 kt on a thermal afternoon is the one number anyone has put on it.
Neretva (Kerekesh)Croatiasingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedlagoonflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to September
The Neretva pushes sand into the sea at Ploče, near Komin and Blace, and the result is flat, shallow water over sand: ankle-deep in places, standable over a large area, and shallow enough to catch a fin if you stray.
Netarts BayUSAsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season October to May
Netarts Bay is a shallow tidal estuary on the north Oregon Coast below Tillamook: sand and mud flats, a few deeper channels, flat water when the tide fills it.
Ninigret PondUSAsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Ninigret is the largest of the Rhode Island salt ponds, a shallow lagoon in Charlestown sitting behind the East Beach barrier.
Nitinat LakeCanadasingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season June to September
Nitinat Lake is a thermal lake.
Nokomis BeachUSAsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediatemid-range1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Nokomis Beach is a Gulf-front beach in the Sarasota area, and it is a light-wind spot before it is anything else.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season March, April, May, June, September, October and November
Norddeich is the Surfschule Norddeich spot on the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea, and it has been running long enough to have its own rules.
North SoundBritish Virgin Islandssingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedlagoonflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensive1 spot0 schoolsIn season December to June
North Sound is the enclosed lagoon at the northeast end of Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, ringed by islands and reef so the water inside stays flat and clean.
Nosy BeMadagascarsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Nosy Be is a volcanic island off Madagascar's northwest coast, reached by ferry from Ankify.
Öckerö / HummervikenSwedensingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedwavesintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season April, May, September and October
Hummerviken is on the west side of Öckerö, out in Gothenburg's northern archipelago, and it works only when the wind sits between W and NW.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season April, May, June, September and October
Ostriconi is the beach at the mouth of the Ostriconi river on the north coast of Corsica, between L'Ile-Rousse and Saint-Florent, and there is no kite school on this stretch of coast.
Oualidia LagoonMoroccosingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to September
Oualidia sits on Morocco's central Atlantic coast in Casablanca-Settat, and the kiting happens inside a tidal lagoon rather than out on the ocean.
Ouano BeachNew Caledoniasingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedlagoonflat waterwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensive1 spot0 schoolsIn season November to March
Ouano is a west-coast spot near La Foa in Province Sud, and the beach is not one beach: mangrove, sand, small coves, rocks, shade, picnic tables, barbecues, camping.
Oval BeachUSAsingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvancedexpensive1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Oval Beach at Saugatuck works because of the dune behind it.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season April, May, June, September, October and November
Palanga on the map is a resort town; Palanga as a kite spot is the whole municipality, and the riding sits north of the centre near Kunigiškės and Monciškės or in the other designated extreme-sports zones.
Palm Beach CannesFrancesingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvancedexpensive1 spot0 schoolsIn season March, April, May, September, October and November
Palm Beach is reportedly the only beach in Cannes where you are allowed to kite: the south side of the parking at the end of Cap de la Croisette, with an FFVL label and authorized all year, looking straight at the Iles de Lerins.
Pamilacan IslandPhilippinessingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season November to May
Pamilacan Island is a small coral island and a barangay of Baclayon, out in the Bohol Sea and reached by boat from Baclayon or Panglao.
Pantano del Ebro - CorconteSpainsingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced1 spot0 schoolsIn season May to October
Corconte is inland kitesurfing on the Cantabria side of the Ebro reservoir, up at about 860 m, and the altitude sets the terms: flat shallow water, thermal wind that fills in early in the afternoon, and cold evenings even in July.
Parsteiner See / Strandbad ParsteinGermanysingle spotWindy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvancedbudget1 spot0 schoolsIn season October to November
Parsteiner See is a big Brandenburg lake inside the Schorfheide-Chorin biosphere reserve, and the Strandbad Parstein beach is an autumn-only kite spot.
Passagem do MaciambuBrazilsingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediate1 spot0 schoolsNo season recorded
Passagem do Maciambu is a lesson spot on the estuary south of Florianopolis, in Palhoca, about 45 minutes from the airport.
Pavlo-Ochakovskaya KosaRussiasingle spot
Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget1 spot0 schoolsIn season April to October
Pavlo-Ochakovskaya Kosa is a kite and windsurf spit on the Taganrog Bay side of the Sea of Azov, in Rostov Oblast.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-range
1 spot0 schoolsIn season April to September
Pefki sits on the northern tip of Evia at the exit of the North Euboean Gulf, and that geography is what makes the wind: direct Meltemi from N/NNE/NE plus a NW component channeled out of the gulf.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
1 spot0 schoolsIn season April to November
Perelli is the kite and windsurf stretch on the Piombino side of the Gulf of Follonica, a long sandy beach with shallow water and a set of accesses off the same coastal road: Perelli 1, Perelli 2, Perelli 3, Mortelliccio, Carbonifera and Quagliodromo.
