South Africa

Kitesurfing in Cape Town

Name: Cape Town
Address: ZA

5 kite spots and kite centres are mapped around Cape Town (South Africa) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 24 km in a straight line.

Show on the map-33.7977, 18.4617

Windiest months: November-February
Prevailing wind: SSWfrom south-south-west, 194°
Windiest month: 11.2knots on average (5.8 m/s), January
Nearest airport: CPTCape Town International Airport, 24 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

Wind across the year

When it blows here

Windier months: November-February. The prevailing wind blows from the south-south-west (194°).

11.2Jan5.8

10.6Feb5.5

9.6Mar4.9

8.8Apr4.5

8.4May4.3

8.7Jun4.5

8.5Jul4.4

8.9Aug4.6

8.9Sep4.6

9.6Oct4.9

10.4Nov5.3

10.7Dec5.5

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	11.2 knots · 5.8 m/s
February	10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
March	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
April	8.8 knots · 4.5 m/s
May	8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
June	8.7 knots · 4.5 m/s
July	8.5 knots · 4.4 m/s
August	8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s
September	8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s
October	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
November	10.4 knots · 5.3 m/s
December	10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

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