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Spot de Kotu Beach

Kotu Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Gambia · Banjul

13.46 | -16.71

Overview

Kotu Beach is a kitesurfing spot located near Banjul, the capital of The Gambia. This coastal spot faces west towards the Atlantic Ocean and benefits from northeast Harmattan winds during the dry season (November-May) and southwest monsoon winds during the rainy season. The oceanic water with tides is suited to intermediate riders.
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Kotu Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from February to June, peaking in March: 29 rideable days a month and 322 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98% 13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 29 °C. The wettest month is August, with 303 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Kotu Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.0 216 h 31 °C 0 mm
February 27.5 240 h 32 °C 0 mm
March 31.0 322 h 29 °C 0 mm
April 30.0 292 h 30 °C 0 mm
May 30.5 268 h 29 °C 3 mm
June 27.0 274 h 29 °C 22 mm
July 23.5 250 h 29 °C 194 mm
August 25.0 253 h 29 °C 303 mm
September 15.5 121 h 29 °C 260 mm
October 13.0 83 h 31 °C 82 mm
November 15.0 94 h 32 °C 19 mm
December 27.5 242 h 31 °C 3 mm
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Technical details of Kotu Beach spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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