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.

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.

Lefkada Lagoon / Agios Ioannis

Lefkada

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

Naxos - Mikri Vigla

Naxos

A reliable Meltemi spot on Naxos featuring sandy beaches and a versatile mix of flat water and chop for all levels.

Rhodes - Theologos

Rhodes

A consistent summer thermal spot on Rhodes' west coast, offering a long coastline ideal for progression, freeride, and freestyle.

Prasonisi, Rhodes

Rhodes

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Famara

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

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

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.

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.

Porto Pollo / Porto Liscia

Sardinia

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

Lo Stagnone, Marsala

Sicily

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

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.

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.

Viana do Castelo

North Portugal

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

Alvor Lagoon

Algarve

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

Esposende Lagoon

North Portugal

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

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.

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.

Alaçatı

Çeşme / İzmir

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

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.

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.

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.

Le Morne Lagoon

Southwest Mauritius

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

One Eye / Manawa

Le Morne reef passes

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

Workum

Friesland

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

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.

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.

St. Peter-Ording

North Sea

Germany's most iconic spot, featuring a massive beach, tidal flats, and diverse conditions from chop to waves.

Fehmarn - Gold Bay

Baltic Sea

The heart of German kiting; a versatile island with shallow bays and flat-water conditions.

Pak Nam Pran

Prachuap Khiri Khan

A major Thai freeride and school hub featuring chop, beach breaks, and reliable facilities for all levels.

Hua Hin

Prachuap Khiri Khan

Hua Hin is a accessible Thailand city-beach kite spot in Thailand, best known for beginners and holiday riders who want easy logistics rather than remote adventure. Expect chop, small beach waves, shallow near shore and a setup that suits freeride, lessons, lightwind, foil.

Isla Blanca

Quintana Roo

A shallow Caribbean lagoon near Cancun, Mexico, offering flat water for freestyle and beginner progression.

Holbox

Quintana Roo

Shallow turquoise lagoon in Quintana Roo, perfect for progression and freeride.

Rømø

Wadden Sea / South Jutland

An expansive Danish beach spot known for its massive space, big air conditions, and car access on the sand.

Hvide Sande

West Jutland

A versatile destination offering both shallow fjord flat water and North Sea waves in a single coastal strip.

Masirah Island

Al Sharqiyah South

Masirah Island is a Oman monsoon adventure spot in Oman, best known for experienced riders who want strong wind, space, waves and a remote expedition feeling. Expect flat lagoons, chop, waves depending on coast and a setup that suits wave, freeride, big air, exploration.

Bar Al Hikman

Al Wusta

A remote Omani wilderness spot featuring massive flat-water lagoons, ideal for freestyle and expedition-style kite trips.

Cape Hatteras

North Carolina

Cape Hatteras is a sound-and-ocean classic in North Carolina, United States, known for shallow sound, ocean waves, chop and a riding mix around freeride, beginner progression, wave, foil.

South Padre Island

Texas

South Padre Island is a warm shallow-water spot in Texas, United States, known for shallow lagoon, flatwater, gulf chop and a riding mix around beginner progression, freeride, freestyle.

Boca Grandi

San Nicolas

A high-wind trade wind spot in Aruba featuring chop, waves, and excellent conditions for big air and wave riding.

Fisherman's Hut

Noord

Fisherman's Huts is a resort-side freeride spot in Noord, Aruba, known for flat to chop, shallow sections and a riding mix around freeride, beginner lessons, wing/foil.

Kite Beach Sal

Sal Island / East Coast

Sal's main kite hub on the East Coast, featuring consistent trade winds, chop, and wind waves suitable for freeride and wave enthusiasts.

Praia de Chaves

Boa Vista Island

A long sandy beach in Boa Vista offering ocean chop, waves, and excellent downwind potential under reliable trade winds.

Squamish

British Columbia

Squamish Spit is a thermal fjord spot in British Columbia, Canada, known for cold fjord water, chop, river influence and a riding mix around freeride, foil, downwind.

Union Island, Saint Vincent

Grenadines

Union Island is a Caribbean lagoon destination in Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, known for flat lagoon, reef-protected water, turquoise chop and a riding mix around freeride, freestyle, travel, foil.

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.

Sakalava Bay

North Madagascar / Diego Suarez

Sakalava Bay is a lagoon, freestyle, freeride, wave access, high-wind spot in North Madagascar / Diego Suarez with flatwater lagoon, reef waves outside, very windy trade conditions and a main wind window around Late Mar-Dec, peak Jun-Sep.

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.

Cabarete Kite Beach

Puerto Plata

A famous kite hub in the Dominican Republic, offering chop, waves, and a lively social scene.

Atlantis Beach

Kralendijk

Atlantis Beach is a flatwater Caribbean classic in Kralendijk, Bonaire, known for flat turquoise water, chop outside and a riding mix around freeride, freestyle, progression.

Kuredu Island

Lhaviyani Atoll

A tropical resort lagoon in the Maldives, perfect for light-wind freeriding and foiling in a luxury setting.

Vilanculos

Vilanculos coast / Bazaruto Archipelago

Vilanculos / Bazaruto Archipelago is a freeride, adventure, downwind, sandbank, tropical travel spot in Vilanculos coast / Bazaruto Archipelago with warm lagoon-like ocean, sandbanks, tidal flats, downwind/island routes and a main wind window around May-Oct, with seasonal trade wind windows.

Hayling Island

South Coast England

Established UK south-coast spot with a kite club, offering flat water, chop, and tidal lagoons.

Leucate - Le Barcarès

Occitanie

A high-wind powerhouse in Southern France famous for the Tramontane wind and diverse lagoon/sea spots.