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Gili Air Island kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Indonesia · Nusa Tenggara occidental

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 10 m -8.36 | 116.08

Overview

Gili Air Island is a kitesurfing spot on the smallest and quietest of the Gili Islands, off Lombok. This island offers a paradise setting with crystal-clear waters. The southeast trade winds blow from May to October. The body of water is shallow with coral reef.
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Spot forecast for Gili Air Island

Sunrise 05:50 · Sunset 18:10

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now04:381.4 m13:250.6 m21:311.4 m02:241.2 m06:191.4 m14:040.6 m21:231.4 m02:561.1 m07:381.4 m14:350.6 m21:211.5 m03:250.9 m08:421.4 m15:010.7 m21:281.6 m03:550.8 m09:371.4 m15:270.8 m21:431.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.7 m

Gili Air 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

178h

in December · 21 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are December, July and August, at 19 rideable days and 30 °C. The low point is April, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d A May: 10 rideable days M June: 8 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 12 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days21 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d A May: 10 rideable days M June: 8 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 12 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days21 d D

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 January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is March, with 509 mm.

Monthly averages: Gili Air Island
Monthly averages — Gili Air 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 17.0 120 h 29 °C 291 mm
February 14.5 116 h 30 °C 255 mm
March 10.5 85 h 30 °C 509 mm
April 6.5 37 h 30 °C 163 mm
May 10.0 54 h 31 °C 78 mm
June 8.0 44 h 30 °C 41 mm
July 17.5 110 h 30 °C 30 mm
August 17.5 118 h 31 °C 31 mm
September 13.5 100 h 31 °C 60 mm
October 15.0 144 h 32 °C 101 mm
November 12.0 93 h 31 °C 158 mm
December 21.0 178 h 30 °C 307 mm

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Technical details of Gili Air Island spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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