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Cocos Keeling Islands | Shacks kitesurf spot

Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Shire of Cocos

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Spot forecast for Cocos Keeling Islands | Shacks

Sunrise 05:34 · Sunset 18:00

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

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Cocos Keeling Islands | Shacks: when to go?

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Season · peak

384h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to November, peaking in May: 29 rideable days a month and 384 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is January, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 23 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 23 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 22%13-20 knots · 66%21-30 knots · 13%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 66% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is September, at 26 °C. The wettest month is March, with 281 mm.

Monthly averages: Cocos Keeling Islands | Shacks
Monthly averages — Cocos Keeling Islands | Shacks — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 216 h 28 °C 119 mm
February 20.5 237 h 28 °C 132 mm
March 21.0 248 h 28 °C 281 mm
April 28.5 351 h 28 °C 117 mm
May 30.5 384 h 28 °C 157 mm
June 28.0 337 h 27 °C 262 mm
July 29.5 369 h 27 °C 113 mm
August 27.0 344 h 27 °C 206 mm
September 29.0 385 h 26 °C 79 mm
October 30.5 431 h 26 °C 67 mm
November 27.5 414 h 27 °C 184 mm
December 23.0 309 h 27 °C 278 mm

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Technical details of Cocos Keeling Islands | Shacks spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

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