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Kitesurfing in Grenadines

5 spots · 1 destination · 4 schools

The Grenadines spots are all boat-or-hike affairs suited to intermediate-to-expert riders.

Spots with a rule5a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots1where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonJanuary to Julysomewhere in the region, and again November to DecemberWindsCaribbean trade windnamed by two or more of its spots

Bequia offers Moonhole, where hills turn the trades into gusty SE/ESE over a rocky, urchin-lined beach, and Spring Bay on the windward east coast, choppy and onshore with palm trees crowding the launch. Mopion Island is a bare sand cay reachable only by boat, with flat water inside the reef reserved for experts.

Grenadines holds 5 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly lagoons, chop and flat water. The season runs January to July. 1 of them suits beginners. 4 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Union Island / Grenadines.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Union IslandUnion Island / Grenadines20262026 JT Pro Center and Kite Beach rules: every new kiteboarder registers at JT Pro Center before launching; independent riders must ride comfortably upwind with good kite control; launch and land toward the water; do not leave the kite at 12 o'clock on the beach; respect the airport buoys and harbour limits; unsupervised beginners who cannot ride upwind may not kite there.
2026 JT Pro Center and Kite Beach rules: every new kiteboarder registers at JT Pro Center before launching; independent riders must ride comfortably upwind with good kite control; launch and land toward the water; do not leave the kite at 12 o'clock on the beach; respect the airport buoys and harbour limits; unsupervised beginners who cannot ride upwind may not kite there.

The whole rule, on the Union Island page

MoonholeBequiaThe beach is publicly accessible even though Moonhole itself is a private residential community.
The beach is publicly accessible even though Moonhole itself is a private residential community.

The whole rule, on the Moonhole page

Mopion IslandGrenadines, near Petit St Vincent2026No kitesurfing rule specific to Mopion has been published as of 2026, and the cay has no protected anchorage, so boats stop there only in settled conditions.
No kitesurfing rule specific to Mopion has been published as of 2026, and the cay has no protected anchorage, so boats stop there only in settled conditions.

The whole rule, on the Mopion Island page

Spring BayBequia20262026: no rules specific to Spring Bay were found. Check locally, because Bequia launches are not managed kite beaches.
2026: no rules specific to Spring Bay were found. Check locally, because Bequia launches are not managed kite beaches.

The whole rule, on the Spring Bay page

Tobago Cays / MayreauUnion Island / Grenadines20262026: the Tobago Cays Marine Park charges an entry fee inside the protection zone, currently XCD 15 per person for up to 24 hours. Mayreau and Salt Whistle Bay are stated to fall outside that fee.
2026: the Tobago Cays Marine Park charges an entry fee inside the protection zone, currently XCD 15 per person for up to 24 hours. Mayreau and Salt Whistle Bay are stated to fall outside that fee.

The whole rule, on the Tobago Cays / Mayreau page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Caribbean trade wind

named by 4 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

The spots this region is known for

tier 2 of the 5 spots here

Union Island

Destinations in Grenadines

Union Island / Grenadineslagoonflat waterchoppy4 spots · 4 schools

All spots in Grenadines

MoonholechopMopion IslandflatSpring BaychopTobago Cays / Mayreaureef-protected lagoon water with flat sections, chop inside exposed areas, and small to medium waves on or outside the reefUnion Islandmixed · beginner ok

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.

Last updated September 2026