Best kitesurf spots in May

31 spots ranked by % of days with rideable wind in May (12โ€“35 kn, 11:00โ€“19:00), with data from 2016 to 2025.

#SpotRideable daysAvg windWinds
1๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป Santa Maria (Sal)
Cape Verde
92%15 knTrade wind
2๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Dakhla Lagoon
Morocco
86%15 knTrade wind
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Pozo Izquierdo
Gran Canaria, Spain
77%16 knTrade wind
4๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Flag Beach (Corralejo)
Fuerteventura, Spain
76%12 knTrade wind
5๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด Cabarete
Dominican Republic
74%12 knTrade wind & thermal
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Sotavento
Fuerteventura, Spain
73%12 knTrade wind
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Essaouira
Morocco
70%15 knTrade wind
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Porto Pollo
Sardinia, Italy
68%13 knMistral & Ponente
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Tarifa
Cรกdiz, Spain
67%13 knLevante & Poniente
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ El Gouna
Red Sea, Egypt
66%13 knSteady north wind
11๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Jericoacoara
Cearรก, Brazil
65%11 knTrade wind
12๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Prasonisi
Rhodes, Greece
61%12 knMeltemi
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Famara
Lanzarote, Spain
59%12 knTrade wind
14๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Guincho
Cascais, Portugal
58%12 knNortada
15๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Leucate
Occitanie, France
57%12 knTramontane
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kanaha (Maui)
Hawaii, USA
56%11 knTrade wind
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Ras Sudr
Sinai, Egypt
56%11 knSteady north wind
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Le Morne
Mauritius
55%12 knSouth-east trade wind
19๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Lagoa de ร“bidos
Portugal
54%11 knNortada
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Mรฉdano
Tenerife, Spain
53%11 knTrade wind
21๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Mar Menor
Murcia, Spain
52%10 knLevante & sea breeze
22๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท L'Almanarre (Hyรจres)
Provence, France
51%11 knMistral
23๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Lo Stagnone
Sicily, Italy
46%10 knThermal breeze
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Sant Pere Pescador
Girona, Spain
44%10 knTramontane
25๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Mui Ne
Vietnam
43%10 knNorth-east monsoon
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Bulabog (Boracay)
Philippines
43%10 knAmihan (north-east)
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta del Ebro (Trabucador)
Tarragona, Spain
36%9 knMistral & Garbรญ
28๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Pounda (Paros)
Cyclades, Greece
35%10 knMeltemi
29๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bloubergstrand
Cape Town, South Africa
22%8 knCape Doctor (south-east)
30๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Cumbuco
Cearรก, Brazil
21%10 knTrade wind
31๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ La Ventana
Baja California Sur, Mexico
19%8 knEl Norte

Best spots by month

Historical model data (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis and high-resolution models, nearest grid cell). Very local effects can make real wind different: use this data to pick a season and always check the forecast before you go.