Overview

Kite Island is a spot located in Barnegat Bay, between the mainland and Long Beach Island. This small island in the bay offers an excellent playground for flat water kitesurfing. The shallows around the island allow standing and the bay provides good wind fetch. Very popular spot with local kiters.

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Spot forecast for Kite Island

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:10

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 03:20 · 1.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 09:32 · 0.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 15:35 · 1.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 22:14 · 0.5 m

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Kite Island: when to go?

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

Season · peak

315h

in March · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 17 °C. It peaks in March, with 315 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is July, with 193 mm.

Monthly averages: Kite Island

Monthly averages — Kite Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	231 h	4 °C	73 mm
February	25.5	229 h	7 °C	61 mm
March	30.0	315 h	12 °C	125 mm
April	28.5	312 h	16 °C	59 mm
May	29.0	296 h	21 °C	137 mm
June	29.0	305 h	27 °C	41 mm
July	29.0	239 h	29 °C	193 mm
August	29.0	261 h	27 °C	30 mm
September	28.0	280 h	23 °C	67 mm
October	25.0	245 h	19 °C	41 mm
November	27.0	234 h	13 °C	43 mm
December	26.5	223 h	6 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of Kite Island spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Flat Barnegat Bay waters around the island. Little chop. Extended shallows allowing standing. Moderate tidal currents. Sandy and muddy bottom.

Hazards

Access only by water. Muddy bottom in some areas. Tidal currents in channels around the island. Boat traffic in the bay in summer.

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