Wakatobi kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Indonesia · Sulawesi du Sud-Est

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 7 m -5.78 | 123.9

Overview

Wakatobi is a kitesurfing spot in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, in southeast Sulawesi. This spot offers an exceptional natural setting with some of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world. Monsoon winds blow consistently.
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Spot forecast for Wakatobi

Sunrise 05:21 · Sunset 17:36

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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 3.9 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 Now00:171.5 m05:381.8 m13:120.9 m20:501.7 m02:111.5 m07:091.7 m14:230.9 m21:451.8 m03:441.3 m09:001.7 m15:311 m22:231.9 m04:401.1 m10:271.7 m16:281 m22:542 m05:210.9 m11:301.9 m17:161 m23:232.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.9 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2.1 m

Wakatobi: 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

420h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 31 rideable days a month and 420 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is April, at 22.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 26.5 rideable days J February: 27 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 26.5 rideable days J February: 27 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is March, with 294 mm.

Monthly averages: Wakatobi
Monthly averages — Wakatobi — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 26.5 309 h 29 °C 286 mm
February 27.0 320 h 28 °C 228 mm
March 24.5 254 h 29 °C 294 mm
April 22.5 239 h 28 °C 233 mm
May 30.5 396 h 29 °C 195 mm
June 30.0 399 h 28 °C 187 mm
July 31.0 420 h 27 °C 90 mm
August 31.0 417 h 27 °C 5 mm
September 30.0 402 h 28 °C 21 mm
October 27.0 304 h 28 °C 45 mm
November 24.0 244 h 29 °C 113 mm
December 29.0 347 h 28 °C 279 mm

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Technical details of Wakatobi spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions 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 ESE, SE, SSE.

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

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