Herald Island kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Herald 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…)

The season runs from February to September, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 367 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53% 13-20 knots · 41% 21-30 knots · 6% 31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 22 °C. The wettest month is February, with 1333 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.