Overview

Sawa Island is a kitesurfing spot in southeast Sulawesi, in the Wakatobi archipelago. Monsoon winds blow consistently. The body of water is oceanic in a preserved setting.

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Spot forecast for Sawa Island

Sunrise 05:21 · Sunset 17:37

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

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Swell and waves

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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.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:17 · 1.5 m High tide 05:38 · 1.8 m Low tide 13:12 · 0.9 m High tide 20:50 · 1.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:10 · 1.5 m High tide 07:09 · 1.7 m Low tide 14:23 · 0.9 m High tide 21:43 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:42 · 1.3 m High tide 08:59 · 1.7 m Low tide 15:30 · 1 m High tide 22:21 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:38 · 1.1 m High tide 10:24 · 1.8 m Low tide 16:26 · 1 m High tide 22:52 · 2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:19 · 0.9 m High tide 11:28 · 1.9 m Low tide 17:14 · 1 m High tide 23:21 · 2.1 m

Sawa 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

419h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 31 rideable days a month and 419 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is April, at 23 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is March, with 292 mm.

Monthly averages: Sawa Island

Monthly averages — Sawa 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	25.5	296 h	29 °C	288 mm
February	27.0	306 h	29 °C	214 mm
March	25.0	236 h	29 °C	292 mm
April	23.0	233 h	29 °C	233 mm
May	30.5	396 h	29 °C	218 mm
June	30.0	401 h	28 °C	199 mm
July	31.0	419 h	27 °C	89 mm
August	31.0	416 h	27 °C	6 mm
September	30.0	395 h	28 °C	22 mm
October	27.0	298 h	28 °C	45 mm
November	24.0	238 h	29 °C	119 mm
December	29.0	330 h	29 °C	273 mm

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Technical details of Sawa Island spot

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

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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