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Spot de Tarqua Bay

Tarqua Bay kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Nigeria · État de Lagos

6.40 | 3.39

Overview

Tarqua Bay is a kitesurfing spot located on an island in the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria. This semi-sheltered spot offers a relatively calm body of water compared to the open ocean. The southwest monsoon winds and the northeast Harmattan during the dry season allow for riding. Accessible by boat, the spot is suited to intermediate riders.
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Tarqua Bay: when to go?

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

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, July and August, at 31 rideable days and 28 °C. The low point is November, at 17 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97% 13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 226 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Tarqua Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 157 h 31 °C 14 mm
February 25.0 179 h 31 °C 30 mm
March 31.0 368 h 31 °C 71 mm
April 27.5 290 h 31 °C 85 mm
May 26.5 218 h 31 °C 117 mm
June 25.5 179 h 28 °C 226 mm
July 31.0 411 h 27 °C 129 mm
August 31.0 418 h 27 °C 86 mm
September 29.0 273 h 27 °C 156 mm
October 22.5 147 h 28 °C 149 mm
November 17.0 87 h 30 °C 55 mm
December 25.5 124 h 31 °C 29 mm
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Technical details of Tarqua Bay spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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