Kitesurfing in May

Lefkada - Mylos

Ionian Islands

Lefkada - Mylos is a kitesurfing spot located on the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Islands, Greece. It offers deep blue waters and an unspoiled bay, suited to intermediate and advanced riders.

Prasonisi, Rhodes

Rhodes

Iconic spot where two seas meet, offering glass-flat water and waves on opposite sides of a sandbar.

Drepano

Peloponnese

A premier flat-water and chop spot near Patras featuring a long sand spit and venturi-enhanced winds.

Lefkada Lagoon / Agios Ioannis

Lefkada

A scenic Ionian spot featuring a flat-water lagoon and reliable summer thermal breezes, perfect for progression and freestyle.

Aghios Nikolaos - Lefkada

A beginner-friendly spot near Lefkada featuring shallow water, a sandy beach, and reliable summer thermals perfect for progression and freeride.

Dioni (Tsimari)

Dioni (Tsimari) is a kitesurfing spot at the Acheloos River mouth in Greece with mixed water conditions, including flat lagoon areas and small waves. It offers thermal and storm wind directions from N, S, NE, and SW, suitable mostly from May to September. The spot is busy and provides parking facilities.

Ras Sudr

Gulf of Suez / Sinai

Ras Sudr is a freeride, beginner, flatwater, weekend trip spot in Gulf of Suez / Sinai with flatwater to chop, shallow lagoon-like coast sections and a main wind window around Mar-Nov, often strongest spring/summer.

El Gouna KBC

Red Sea, El Gouna

El Gouna Kiteboarding Club is a resort, beginner, freeride, freestyle spot in Red Sea, El Gouna with flatwater to chop, shallow areas at low tide, lagoon sections and a main wind window around Mar-Nov, peak Jun-Sep.

Soma Bay

Red Sea, Safaga/Soma Bay

Soma Bay is a resort, flatwater, freeride, freestyle, beginner spot in Red Sea, Safaga/Soma Bay with flatwater lagoon, shallow areas, warm Red Sea water and a main wind window around Apr-Oct, good windows through much of the year.

Dahab Blue Lagoon

Sinai Peninsula

Remote desert lagoon offering flat water and a rustic adventure experience on the Sinai Peninsula.

Hamata

Southern Red Sea / Marsa Alam

Hamata is a lagoon, flatwater, freeride, kite safari, remote spot in Southern Red Sea / Marsa Alam with flatwater lagoons, shallow reef-protected areas, chop outside and a main wind window around Jan-Jun and Oct-Dec, also strong Apr-Oct windows.

Hurghada

Red Sea

Hurghada is a resort, lessons, freeride, travel spot in Red Sea with flatwater to small chop, warm Red Sea, resort beaches and a main wind window around Apr-Oct, usable windows year-round.

Tarifa

Andalusia

Europe’s kite capital featuring the Levante and Poniente wind systems and a massive riding community.

El Médano

Tenerife, Canary Islands

Tenerife's year-round trade-wind hub, offering a mix of waves and chop in a busy, kite-focused town.

Sotavento de Jandía

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

A flagship Canary Islands spot featuring a massive tidal lagoon, reliable trade winds, and a high-caliber infrastructure for all riding levels.

Flag Beach

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

The main north-shore hub of Fuerteventura, offering a versatile mix of flat water and waves with a strong local kite scene.

Famara

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Lanzarote’s iconic wave beach. Atlantic swell, trade winds, and a strong strapless and wave scene.

Essaouira Beach

Windy bay in Morocco with a mix of flat water and rolling swells.

Sidi Kaouki

Essaouira Province

Sidi Kaouki is a wave, freeride, downwind, adventure spot in Essaouira Province with Atlantic beach break, waves, open ocean and a main wind window around Apr-Sep, best with summer trade winds.

Essaouira

Atlantic Coast

Large sandy bay with strong summer winds, Atlantic chop, and small to medium waves.

Moulay Bouzerktoun

North of Essaouira

Moulay Bouzerktoun is a wave, strong wind, advanced freeride spot in North of Essaouira with Atlantic waves, reef/rock sections, powerful wind and a main wind window around Apr-Sep, strongest in summer.

Aglou

Souss-Massa

Moroccan fishing town on the Atlantic with kite-rideable waves.

Porto Pollo / Porto Liscia

Sardinia

Sardinia's classic double-bay spot: flat water and chop, powered by the Mistral.

Lake Garda / Campione-Limone

Lake Garda

Famous for reliable alpine thermal winds and boat-supported sessions, Lake Garda is a top destination for freeride and foiling.

Punta Trettu

Sardinia

A premier European flat water spot with a shallow channel and lagoon setting, perfect for freestyle and progression.

Lo Stagnone, Marsala

Sicily

A massive shallow-water lagoon in Sicily, world-famous for freestyle and beginner progression.

Viana do Castelo

North Portugal

Top-tier Portuguese spot offering flat water behind the pier and waves down the beach.

Esposende Lagoon

North Portugal

A protected, shallow flat-water lagoon in Portugal, offering ideal conditions for learning and freestyle away from the Atlantic swell.

Alvor Lagoon

Algarve

An Algarve favorite featuring a large flat-water lagoon and shallow areas perfect for progression.

Óbidos Lagoon / Bom Sucesso

Centro Region

A premier European lagoon spot north of Lisbon featuring flat, shallow water and reliable Nortada winds for all skill levels.

Wijk aan Zee

North Holland

A standout North Sea spot near Amsterdam offering wind, chop, and waves for intermediate to expert riders.

Brouwersdam

Zeeland / South Holland

A popular Dutch hub with wide beaches and diverse flat-to-choppy conditions suitable for all levels.

Workum

Friesland

A premier shallow-water IJsselmeer spot, perfect for beginners and freestyle due to its flat freshwater and wide beach.

Mannar Island

Northern Province

Mannar Island is a remote lagoon and downwinder destination in Sri Lanka, best known for riders looking for space, adventure and stronger progression away from the busiest school zones. Expect flatwater lagoons, chop, remote coastal sections and a setup that suits freeride, downwinders, exploration, freestyle.

Kalpitiya Lagoon

Puttalam / North West

Kalpitiya Lagoon is a tropical lagoon classic in Sri Lanka, best known for one of Asia’s most established places for learning, freestyle progression and warm-water kite travel. Expect flat lagoon, shallow sections, some chop outside and a setup that suits freeride, freestyle, progression, downwinders.

Arugam Bay

Eastern Province

A wave-focused east coast spot in Sri Lanka, best suited for experienced riders looking for ocean swells, chop, and a surf-town atmosphere.

Akaishi, Ishigaki

Okinawa Prefecture

Akaishi, Ishigaki is a remote Okinawan reef-lagoon spot in Japan, best known for confident riders who value clear water, low crowding and island exploration. Expect reef lagoon, chop, turquoise flats and a setup that suits freeride, foil, wave-influenced sessions.

Kaichu Doro, Okinawa

Okinawa Prefecture

An accessible shallow-water lagoon in Okinawa, Japan, ideal for freeride, foiling, and beginners looking for practical session options.

Sanitu Beach, Miyakojima

Okinawa Prefecture

Sanitu Beach, Miyakojima is a Okinawan clear-water kite island in Japan, best known for riders looking for Japanese island travel with beautiful water and varied riding windows. Expect clear lagoon water, reef-protected flats, chop depending on tide and a setup that suits freeride, foil, freestyle, travel.

Alaçatı

Çeşme / İzmir

A classic Aegean shallow-water bay with reliable summer Meltemi winds infrastructure.

Gökçeada

Çanakkale / North Aegean

A rugged North Aegean island spot offering strong winds, chop, and waves for intermediate riders.

Akyaka

Muğla / Aegean

Turkey's premier thermal-wind hub in Gökova Bay, offering consistent summer winds and shallow water for learners and freestylers.

One Eye / Manawa

Le Morne reef passes

Iconic and powerful reef waves for expert riders, featuring fast walls and heavy swells.

Le Morne Lagoon

Southwest Mauritius

Reef-protected lagoon with flat water, ideal for lessons, freestyle, and access to waves.

Anse La Raie

North Mauritius

A vast, reef-protected lagoon in North Mauritius offering flat water to chop; a great freeride and beginner alternative to Le Morne.

Dakhla White Dune

Dakhla Lagoon

White Dune Dakhla is a lagoon, freeride, photo spot, excursion spot in Dakhla Lagoon with lagoon water around a sand dune, flat to choppy depending on tide and wind and a main wind window around Mar-Nov, usually visited as part of a Dakhla trip.

Dakhla Lagoon PK25

Dakhla Peninsula

Large flat water lagoon on the Dakhla Peninsula, ideal for freestyle and progression with consistent trade winds.

Dakhla Speed Spot

Dakhla Peninsula

High-caliber speed and freestyle spot with ultra-flat water and strong offshore winds.

Hsinchu - Zhunan Beach

Miaoli / Hsinchu coast

A mainland Taiwan coastal spot known for strong winter winds, chop, and wave riding.

Longmen, Penghu

Penghu Islands

Longmen, Penghu is a Asia strong-wind and Big Air candidate in Taiwan, best known for experienced riders who want serious wind and are comfortable with small kites. Expect strong-wind chop, open-water sections, some flatter bays and a setup that suits big air, freeride, strong-wind training.

Silver Sands

Christ Church

Silver Sands is a wave-influenced trade spot in Christ Church, Barbados, known for chop, reef waves, side-on trade wind and a riding mix around wave, freeride, big air.

Turks and Caicos - Long Bay

Providenciales

Long Bay Beach is a shallow-water learning spot in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, known for very shallow flatwater, sandy bottom and a riding mix around beginner progression, freeride, foil.

Fuwairit Kite Beach

Northern Qatar

A purpose-built kite resort in Qatar offering flat water, shallow lagoons, and full infrastructure for freestyle and progression.