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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
Sotavento - FuerteventuraSpainWindy days60%June, at Sotavento (Playa de Sotavento de Jandía)Typical wind20–30 kntrade windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalWorld-class4 spots5 schoolsIn season March to September
Sotavento is one of the most famous kite/windsurf beaches on earth - a vast tidal lagoon on the Jandía peninsula that turns from flat, shallow, beginner-friendly water at low tide into a merged lagoon-plus-ocean setup with swell at high tide.
- Windy days77%November, at Grand Haven State ParkTypical wind8–16 knbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangeLocal favourite
2 spots1 schoolIn season March, April, May, September, October and November
This is two separate West Michigan lake towns, Grand Haven and Muskegon, about 20 minutes apart along US-31, each with a real public beach and a real small city behind it.
Ostsee — Falckensteiner Strand to SurendorfGermanyWindy days73%October, at Bülker LeuchtturmTypical wind22–27 knthermal sea breezeflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rentalLocal favourite6 spots7 schoolsIn season March to November
This is a home-turf German circuit of six Baltic spots spread over roughly 35 km of Schleswig-Holstein coast, from Kiel's city beach to the Eckernförde Bay villages, each favoring a different wind direction.
Camargue - Port-Saint-LouisFranceWindy days65%April, at CarteauTypical wind20–30 knnamed regional windflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midquietcar neededgear rental3 spots4 schoolsIn season March to November
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is a working industrial river-mouth town famous in the kite world as a speed-record proving ground, not a scenic holiday destination - it suits performance-focused riders more than travelers looking for atmosphere.
- Windy days50%June, at DervioTypical wind20–25 knthermal sea breezeflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbuzzing scenegear rental
7 spots12 schoolsIn season March to November
The northern tip of Lake Como (Domaso, Gera Lario, Colico) is small-village Italy, not resort Italy - quiet lakeside comuni with modest guesthouses and campsites, chosen for the reliable Breva thermal rather than for a scene.
- Windy days53%April, at Spiaggia La SalinaTypical wind15–25 knnamed regional windlagoonflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midbuzzing scenecar neededgear rental
4 spots3 schoolsIn season every month
Punta Trettu is one of Europe's best flat, shallow lagoons for learning and progressing, but it is a spot, not a town: there is a kite village with an on-site bar/kitchen and little else right there, so real evenings and errands happen 10-20 minutes away in Sant'Antioco or Carbonia.
- Windy days50%June, at Punta PalomaTypical wind20–40 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalWorld-class
5 spots28 schoolsIn season January to October
Tarifa is the original European kite town - a walled Moorish old town wedged between the Strait of Gibraltar and a run of Atlantic dune beaches, with wind on an estimated 300+ days a year.
- Windy days70%September, at Aqaba / Tala BayTypical wind18–22 knthermal sea breezechoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midbuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalLocal favourite
1 spot2 schoolsIn season March to October
Aqaba is Jordan's only coastal city and its Red Sea resort town, with Tala Bay's private-beach kite centre 20km south of the (quiet, conservative, non-party) downtown.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJulyTypical wind18–30 kntrade windflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangesociable4x4 neededgear rentalEstablished
6 spots6 schoolsIn season June to January
Icaraí de Amontada (universally called Icaraizinho) is the quieter, more authentic alternative to Cumbuco: a real fishing village on a sheltered 6km bay, with a surprisingly refined French-influenced dining scene, reachable only by a 2.5-3hr transfer or drive from Fortaleza.
Kos - Mastichari/MarmariGreeceWindy days52%July, at PsalidiTypical wind15–35 knnamed regional windflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangesociablecar helpsgear rentalEstablished6 spots5 schoolsIn season May to October
Mastichari and Marmari are quiet north-coast fishing-village bases on Kos, a short drive from the island's busier tourist hub around Kos Town and the party resort of Kardamena.
- Windy days70%April, at SalyTypical wind15–20 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensivequietcar neededgear rental
1 spot1 schoolIn season November to August
Saly is West Africa's biggest purpose-built beach resort - a dense strip of hotels, nightclubs and restaurants on the Petite-Côte, under an hour from Dakar.
- Windy days53%May, at Le BeteyTypical wind10–25 knthermal sea breezelagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid to highquietcar neededgear rentalEstablished
12 spots11 schoolsIn season every month
A lagoon-and-oyster-town basin on France's Atlantic coast, not a kite-trip resort - it suits riders who want reliable flat water for learning/progression bundled with proper French seaside life (oysters, Cap Ferret dunes, Bordeaux wine country an hour away).
Costa Brava - EmpuriabravaSpainWindy days67%April, at Empuriabrava (Platja de la Rubina)Typical wind12–13 knthermal sea breezebeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midquietcar neededgear rental1 spot4 schoolsIn season March to November
Empuriabrava is Europe's largest residential marina turned into a family-oriented kite town - three marked kite zones, canal-side apartments, and a quiet, suburban feel that's unusual for the Costa Brava.
Cape Town - Blouberg/Big BaySouth AfricaWindy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind20–40 knnamed regional windwavesintermediateadvancedmid-rangequietcar neededgear rentalWorld-class5 spots15 schoolsIn season October to March
Big Bay/Blouberg is arguably the most famous kite bay on earth - a proper Cape Town suburb, not a beach village, so you land in a real city with malls, hospitals and traffic rather than a sleepy kite outpost.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJulyTypical wind16–26 kntrade windlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midsociable4x4 neededgear rentalWorld-class
5 spots14 schoolsIn season June to January
Cumbuco is Brazil's mass-market kite hub: a former fishing village 35km from Fortaleza now built out with kite schools, beach clubs, pousadas and nomad-friendly wifi, so it feels like a structured trip rather than an off-grid discovery.
- Windy days63%April, at Whale Harbor MarinaTypical wind15–25 kntrade windflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid to highquietcar neededgear rental
2 spots3 schoolsIn season October to May
Islamorada is the 'Sport Fishing Capital of the World' - a string of small keys strung along US-1 with a slower, more fishing-and-family vibe than Key West's bar crawl.
Hyères - Presqu'île de Giens (L'Almanarre)FranceWindy days45%April, at CabassonTypical wind15–25 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensivequietcar neededgear rentalEstablished5 spots6 schoolsIn season every month
L'Almanarre, on the west shore of the Giens peninsula outside Hyères, is one of mainland France's classic Mediterranean wind spots - a long sand-and-shingle beach on a double tombolo, with the neat trick that one side of the peninsula is almost always sheltered while the other catches the wind.
- Windy days34%July, at NaveneTypical wind12–25 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid to highbuzzing scenecar neededgear rental
8 spots15 schoolsIn season April to February
Garda is Europe's most reliable thermal-wind lake and the closest thing kiting has to a season-long training camp: wake to the northerly Peler, ride the southerly Ora in the afternoon, repeat for weeks without a single skunked day.
Pozo Izquierdo - Gran CanariaSpainWindy daysnot modelled hereMayTypical wind15–30 kntrade windwavesintermediateadvancedmid-rangequiet4x4 neededgear rentalEstablished5 spots4 schoolsIn season April to September
Pozo Izquierdo is a proving ground, not a resort - a tiny, dark-sand fishing beach on the industrial southeast coast where the wind is savage, the entry is rocky, and the vibe is functional rather than pretty.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind15–25 kntrade windwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing sceneno car neededgear rentalWorld-class
5 spots11 schoolsIn season November to June
Santa Maria is a compact, self-contained resort town at the south end of a flat, arid, salt-pan island - unlike a lot of wind-only spots, you don't need to base elsewhere for a bit of life: restaurants, bars and the beach are all within walking distance of Kite Beach.
- Windy days50%August, at Praia da Areia BrancaTypical wind12–25 knnamed regional windwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midquietcar neededgear rentalLocal favourite
5 spots4 schoolsIn season May to October
A workaday fishing-and-surf town on a rocky peninsula, with the tiny tombolo village of Baleal next door doing the actual tourist/surf-camp hosting.
- Windy days63%July, at Sealine BeachTypical wind15–20 knnamed regional windflat waterintermediateadvancedmid to highquiet
1 spot1 schoolIn season November to March
Sealine is a day-trip-from-Doha destination, not a place to base a whole holiday — desert-meets-sea scenery, dune bashing and overnight desert camps layered on top of the kiting, with the city's comforts and only real nightlife back in Doha.
Corralejo - FuerteventuraSpainWindy daysnot modelled hereAprilTypical wind15–25 kntrade windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangesociablecar neededgear rentalWorld-class4 spots11 schoolsIn season March to September
Corralejo is Fuerteventura's main kite town, built around the flat, sandy lagoon at Flag Beach and the dune nature reserve east of town - unlike a lot of kite destinations, the town itself has real infrastructure (bars, restaurants, dive/kite shops, a ferry harbour), so you don't need to base somewhere else for a life beyond kiting.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereAprilTypical wind15–25 kntrade windlagoonwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midsociablecar helpsgear rentalEstablished
4 spots15 schoolsIn season every month
Essaouira is a real, living Moroccan medina city that happens to have a world-class kite beach right against its walls - so unlike most kite destinations, you get souks, riads, a fishing port, live music and genuine nightlife alongside the wind, without needing a car or a resort compound.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJuneTypical wind15–20 kntrade windlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensivebuzzing sceneno car neededgear rentalEstablished
4 spots1 schoolIn season May to November
The Mamanucas are not one destination but a scatter of ~20 resort islands off Nadi, each one basically its own bubble - you pick an island (and therefore a resort, or one of the few that have several) and that choice largely decides your trip, because hopping between islands mid-stay means booking a boat, not a taxi.
Maspalomas - Gran CanariaSpainWindy days58%December, at Maspalomas (Punta de Maspalomas)Typical wind16–25 kntrade windintermediateadvancedmid to highquietcar neededgear rental2 spots4 schoolsIn season June to April
A big, developed south-coast resort area wrapped around one of Europe's most famous dune systems, with genuine year-round nightlife (Playa del Inglés is one of Europe's best-known LGBT scenes) alongside the kiting - suits riders who want infrastructure, winter sun and an evening scene, not those chasing an undiscovered coast.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJuneTypical wind15–25 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalEstablished
4 spots6 schoolsIn season May to October
Mikri Vigla is the Cyclades' flagship freeride/bump-and-jump beach and, more surprisingly, a genuine hub of the pro freestyle windsurfing world - riders like Lennart Neubauer are based on the island and it hosts Freestyle Pro Tour stops.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJuneTypical wind12–18 kntrade windlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensivebuzzing scenegear rentalEstablished
6 spots4 schoolsIn season April to October
Kailua is a well-heeled, low-key beach town on Oahu's windward side, a world away from Waikiki's high-rise tourism - think laid-back suburban Hawaii with a gorgeous lagoon rather than resort strip.
- Windy days55%January, at Porto PolloTypical wind15–30 kntrade windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalWorld-class
1 spot6 schoolsIn season May to September
Porto Pollo (also known as Isola dei Gabbiani/Isuledda) is northern Sardinia's classic kite-and-windsurf isthmus: a sandy spit between two bays in the comune of Palau, facing the Strait of Bonifacio with reliable Mistral and Ponente wind and a long windsurf-club heritage.
Vravrona Bay & Nissakia LoutsaGreeceWindy days65%July, at Vravrona BayTypical wind11–30 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental2 spots4 schoolsIn season March to October
This is a near-Athens kite duo rather than a standalone destination: Vravrona Bay is a managed lesson beach next to a resort hotel, and Nissakia/Loutsa is a long-running (since 1989) windsurf-kite club beach with a well-known bar.
- Windy days60%October, at SalacgrīvaTypical wind8–16 knthermal sea breezeflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedgear rentalUnder the radar
3 spots1 schoolIn season May to October
This is Latvia's quiet North Vidzeme shoreline along the Gulf of Riga — pine-backed sandy beaches, small villages, and a scattering of low-key kite spots strung along the coast road toward the Estonian border.
- Windy days49%February, at Jebel Ali BeachTypical wind15–20 knnamed regional windchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensivegear rentalEstablished
2 spots6 schoolsIn season November to March
Dubai kiting means Kite Beach: a free, government-run, immaculately maintained urban beach beside the Burj Al Arab where you self-launch off a designated strip among joggers, food trucks and tourists rather than in any kind of kite-village culture.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJuneTypical wind15–25 knnamed regional windwavesintermediateadvancedexpensivebuzzing scenecar helpsgear rentalEstablished
6 spots5 schoolsIn season every month
Guincho is a proper big-wave, big-wind Atlantic beach 20-30 minutes from Lisbon, inside the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park - a serious, gusty, rocky spot for confident intermediate-to-advanced riders, not a place to learn.
- Windy days56%January, at UžavaTypical wind12–16 knthermal sea breezewavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midcar helpsgear rentalLocal favourite
2 spots5 schoolsIn season every month
Latvia's best-known wind-sports town -- a tiny port at the Saka river mouth that comes alive with a young, international surf/sail/kite crowd each summer and reverts to a sleepy fishing village the rest of the year.
- Windy days49%February, at ChigasakiTypical wind12–20 knthermal sea breezeintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing sceneno car neededgear rentalLocal favourite
2 spots2 schoolsIn season August to May
Shonan is a convenient wind fix for Tokyo-based riders and traveling kiters with a spare weekend, not a self-contained kite holiday - it's a 45-90 minute train ride from Tokyo into Japan's original surf-and-beach-culture coastline, dominated by surfers and windsurfers rather than an international kite scene.
- Windy days50%April, at MuiderbergTypical wind15–25 knthermal sea breezeflat waterwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangequietcar helpsgear rentalEstablished
4 spots12 schoolsIn season every month
A small, low-key seaside village literally overshadowed by the IJmuiden steelworks next door, best known internationally for hosting the annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - a quiet mainland base close to Amsterdam rather than a resort destination in its own right.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind14–25 kntrade windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midbuzzing scenecar helpsgear rentalEstablished
3 spots11 schoolsIn season December to September
Diani is East Africa's kite hub: a long white reef-protected beach 30km south of Mombasa with a genuine cluster of established kite schools, decent tourist infrastructure, and a laid-back-but-not-sleepy resort strip.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereMarchTypical wind20–40 knnamed regional windlagoonflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangequietcar neededgear rental
3 spots10 schoolsIn season March, April, May, June, September, October and November
Leucate is one of Europe's great reliable wind destinations, built around the Tramontane, and unlike La Torche it actually has a rider culture and infrastructure on the ground - kite schools, spot-side bars, and a five-zone commune stretched along the Golfe du Lion.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereMayTypical wind15–25 knmonsoonlagoonwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalEstablished
3 spots4 schoolsIn season May to September
Masirah is Oman's version of an off-grid kite trip: a 95km-long desert island reached by a car ferry, with one ring road, a handful of fishing villages and an active Omani air-force base, and almost nothing built for tourism beyond one upscale resort, a couple of basic hotels, and beach camping.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind12–25 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededEstablished
3 spots0 schoolsIn season October to May
Mellieħa Bay (locally Għadira) is Malta's biggest sandy beach and its most talked-about kite spot, but the town around it is a family package-holiday resort, not a kite village - think sun-loungers, gelato and a parish church on the hill, not a rigging-friendly beach bar scene.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind15–20 knthermal sea breezeflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensivequietcar neededgear rentalEstablished
3 spots8 schoolsIn season September to May
Miami kiting means Crandon Park on Key Biscayne first and foremost - a huge, flat, warm-water beach inside a former coconut-plantation county park, a 20-30 minute drive from South Beach across the Rickenbacker Causeway.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJuneTypical wind11–40 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangesociablecar neededgear rentalWorld-class
3 spots3 schoolsIn season May to September
Golden Beach (Chrissi Akti) is the Aegean's historic windsurfing arena - a wide, shallow, sandy bay near the village of Drios that hosted PWA/IFCA world championship windsurfing events for years and still pulls the Freestyle Pro Tour, so the wind and water quality are proven at the highest competitive level.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind20–40 knmonsoonchoppyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalLocal favourite
3 spots2 schoolsIn season every month
Penghu is Taiwan's outlying archipelago in the strait between Taiwan and China - flat, low, windswept fishing islands that become one of Asia's best-kept wave and flat-water kite destinations the moment the NE winter monsoon locks in from October to March, which is exactly when the general tourist season has ended and the county empties out.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereAugustTypical wind8–20 kntrade windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangesociable4x4 neededgear rental
3 spots3 schoolsIn season April to December
Ponta do Ouro is a small, sand-street South African weekend-and-holiday town just over the Mozambique border, historically built around diving (bull sharks, dolphins, deep-sea fishing) with kitesurfing spreading along the same beach system north toward Malongane and Mamoli.
- Windy days40%May, at Le Cesine - Torre SpecchiaTypical wind15–25 knnamed regional windlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedquietgear rentalEstablished
9 spots3 schoolsIn season every month
Salento's Ionian coast pairs shallow, Caribbean-colored kite water with genuinely lively land life - Gallipoli's medieval island old town has real nightlife (including a well-known international gay scene), while Porto Cesareo is the quieter, marine-park beach base.
Tiree (Inner Hebrides)United KingdomWindy daysnot modelled hereAprilTypical wind17–25 knwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid to highbuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalLocal favourite3 spots2 schoolsIn season March, April, May, June, September and October
Tiree is a real working crofting island of under 700 people that happens to be one of the windiest, sunniest patches of Britain - not a kite resort with a strip of bars, but a flat, treeless outpost where the whole island's amenities amount to one village, one supermarket and a handful of pubs and cafes.
- Windy days58%February, at Zekreet BeachTypical wind14–19 knnamed regional windlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedquietgear rental
1 spot3 schoolsIn season November to July
Zekreet is a remote, scenic peninsula about 80km northwest of Doha, better known to travelers for its abandoned Film City movie set and Richard Serra's monumental steel sculpture than for any town life — it's a photography-and-solitude day trip layered on the kiting, not somewhere to base yourself.
Algarve - Fuseta/OlhãoPortugalWindy days40%June, at Praia da AlagoaTypical wind12–25 knnamed regional windlagoonflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midbuzzing scenecar neededgear rental6 spots4 schoolsIn season March to October
A working fishing-port corner of the Algarve rather than a resort strip - low-key and closer to real Portuguese life than the Albufeira/Lagos party coast.
- Windy days60%August, at San FocaTypical wind13–22 knnamed regional windflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental
2 spots6 schoolsIn season every month
Alimini and San Foca sit on Salento's Adriatic coast just north of Otranto, a stretch of pine-backed dunes, brackish lakes and small fishing villages turned resort towns rather than a big city base.
Curonian Lagoon - Cape VentėLithuaniaWindy days50%October, at SvencelėTypical wind14–25 kntrade windlagoonflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midquietcar neededgear rentalEstablished3 spots14 schoolsIn season March to October
A sheltered lagoon shore just outside Klaipėda that has quietly become Lithuania's kitesurfing hub (Svencelė especially), strung with small, half-emptied ex-fishing villages and backed by Ventė Cape's historic bird-ringing station.
- Windy days57%April, at Bo'ao / QionghaiTypical wind15–22 knmonsoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midquietgear rentalEstablished
1 spot2 schoolsIn season March to June
Bo'ao is a small, quiet town best known as the venue for the Boao Forum for Asia, with kiting as its main tourist draw otherwise — a low-key, cheaper alternative to Sanya's resort scene.
Hel Peninsula - JastarniaPolandWindy days68%October, at JastarniaTypical wind15–25 knthermal sea breezelagoonflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midbuzzing scenecar neededgear rental3 spots11 schoolsIn season May to October
A classic, orderly Baltic seaside town on Poland's premier windsports peninsula - quintessentially Polish rather than an international party destination.
- Windy days50%August, at Aliki (Limnos)Typical wind17–25 knnamed regional windwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangequietcar neededgear rentalEstablished
3 spots5 schoolsIn season May to September
Limnos is a genuinely off-the-beaten-path North Aegean island - windy enough to be nicknamed 'the wind-ridden one', but with very little tourist infrastructure directly at Keros/Gomati on the north coast.
Calvi - Plage de la Pinède & Algajola - AregnoFranceWindy days58%November, at Algajola - AregnoTypical wind10–35 knnamed regional windintermediateadvancedexpensivegear rentalEstablished2 spots1 schoolIn season November to April
Two connected Balagne spots on Corsica's northwest coast — an easy town beach right by Calvi and a wilder, unpatrolled wave beach at Algajola between Calvi and Ile-Rousse.
- Windy days47%September, at Baie de FigariTypical wind12–20 knnamed regional windlagoonflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid to highquietcar neededgear rentalEstablished
6 spots4 schoolsIn season every month
Bonifacio is a spectacular clifftop citadel town with real evening life - restaurants, a lively harbor, and one proper nightclub - making it the most 'destination' feeling of the Corsican options, good for riders who want culture and atmosphere alongside the kiting at nearby Piantarella.
El Yaque, Isla MargaritaVenezuelaWindy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind15–30 kntrade windflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudgetsociablecar helpsgear rentalEstablished2 spots4 schoolsIn season October to July
El Yaque is the strange case of a kite spot that sits almost on top of its own international airport - the shallow, waist-deep lagoon that made it a windsurf-teaching legend decades ago is a 5-10 minute ride from the runway.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind15–25 kntrade windadvancedmid-rangequiet4x4 neededgear rental
2 spots1 schoolIn season November to May
Ervatão is a wild, uninhabited left-hand wave bay on the southeast side of Boa Vista, reached by a roughly 1.5-hour 4x4 drive through dunes from Sal Rei with a local guide - there is no village, no shop, no rescue boat and no accommodation, so this is a day-trip destination, not a base.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereAprilTypical wind12–18 knthermal sea breezelagoonwavesintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalEstablished
2 spots7 schoolsIn season March to November
La Torche is a day-trip spot, not a resort: a wild, protected granite/dune point in the Pays Bigouden with almost nothing built at the water's edge, so you base yourself in a nearby town and drive in.
- Windy days34%August, at Praia do MecoTypical wind15–25 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midquietgear rental
7 spots6 schoolsIn season every month
A protected coastal lagoon system about 40 minutes south of Lisbon, near Sesimbra - popular with Lisbon-based freestylers and foilers as an easy day-trip or weekend spot rather than a long-haul destination.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind15–30 knnamed regional windlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangequietcar neededgear rentalEstablished
2 spots7 schoolsIn season November to March
Langebaan is Cape Town's flat-water, warm-water answer to the wild Atlantic swell of Big Bay: a shallow saltwater lagoon inside a national park, wrapped by a small, quiet holiday-and-retirement town.
