Spots

The wing and kite foiling spots riders travel for, by continent and country — what the conditions are like, who each one suits, and the schools and rental stations on the beach.

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Asia

Indonesia (4) Maldives (1) Oman (2) Philippines (3) Sri Lanka (2) Taiwan (1) Thailand (3) United Arab Emirates (1) Vietnam (2)

Indonesia

Lombok – Kaliantan Lombok
Wing Kite Intermediate–Advanced
Water
Chop
Best season
May–Sep

The main spot in south-east Lombok, a lagoon about 500 m wide and several kilometres long behind a wide beach with shallow water near the shore. From May to…

 Sanur Bali
Wing Kite Intermediate–Advanced
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
Jun–Sep

Bali's wind spot: the south-east trade wind blows in the dry season over a reef lagoon on the island's east side, flat inside at higher tide and with reef waves…

3 centers · Lessons Sulawesi – Jeneponto South Sulawesi
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
Apr–Oct

Sulawesi's southern coast is windy enough to host Asia-Pacific's biggest wind farm, and the sandy lagoon at Jeneponto puts that wind to use: side-onshore from…

 Sumbawa – Lakey Peak Sumbawa
Wing Kite Advanced
Water
Waves
Best season
Aug–Oct

A fast, hollow A-frame reef break near Hu'u on the south coast of Sumbawa that becomes one of the world's best kite waves when the cross-shore wind arrives…

Oman

Barr Al Hikman Al Wusta
Wing Kite Intermediate–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
Jun–Aug

A peninsula of white coral sand on the mainland opposite Masirah with crystal clear turquoise lagoons of knee to waist-deep water, one of them up to 12 km of…

1 center · Lessons Masirah Island Al Wusta
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
Jun–Sep

Oman's largest island, 95 km long off the east coast, sits in the path of the Indian Ocean monsoon: from June to September the Khareef blows from the south at…

1 center · Lessons, Rental

Philippines

Boracay – Bulabog Beach Visayas
Kite Wing Beginner–Intermediate
Water
Flat water
Best season
Nov–Apr

Bulabog Beach on the island's east side gets the north-east Amihan wind from November to April over a shallow lagoon protected by an offshore reef. The water is…

4 centers · Lessons, Rental Kingfisher – Pagudpud Northern Luzon
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
Oct–Mar

Possibly the most wind-reliable spot in Asia: from early October to the end of March the winter monsoon, funnelled through the strait between Taiwan and Luzon…

1 center · Lessons, Rental Siargao – General Luna Surigao del Norte
Wing Kite Surf
Water
Flat and waves

Siargao is the Philippines' surf island, and General Luna is also home to the country's first wing school. It teaches on SUPs with a wing on light-wind days and…

1 center · Lessons

Sri Lanka

Kalpitiya North Western Province
Kite Wing Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
May–Oct · Dec–Mar

A large, shallow lagoon on Sri Lanka's north-west coast with two seasons: the strong south-west monsoon from May to October, 18–25 knots and up, and a lighter…

5 centers · Lessons, Rental Mannar Northern Province
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
Jun–Sep · Dec–Mar

Kalpitiya's quieter alternative in the far north-west of Sri Lanka: a sandy peninsula between the Gulf of Mannar and a lagoon, with crystal clear water, flat…

Thailand

Hua Hin – Pranburi Gulf of Thailand
Kite Wing Beginner–Intermediate
Water
Chop
Best season
Nov–Apr

A long, sandy Gulf of Thailand beach a few hours from Bangkok where the north-east monsoon gives moderate side-onshore wind from November to April, with lighter…

1 center · Lessons, Rental Koh Phangan – Baan Tai Surat Thani
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
Jan–Apr · Jun–Aug

The shallow lagoon off Baan Tai beach on the south coast of Koh Phangan is one of Thailand's most popular spots, with an average wind of around 20 knots and 32…

1 center · Lessons, Rental Phuket – Chalong & Nai Yang Phuket
Wing Kite Beginner–Intermediate
Water
Flat water
Best season
Jun–Sep · Dec–Feb

Phuket has two seasons and the scene moves with the wind: from December to February, in the dry high season, riders use Chalong and Friendship Beach in the…

1 center · Lessons, Rental

Vietnam

Mui Ne Bình Thuận
Kite Wing Intermediate–Advanced
Water
Chop
Best season
Nov–Apr

Vietnam's kite capital: the north-east monsoon brings side-onshore wind almost daily from November to April, often 20–30 knots and gusty, with chop and…

6 centers · Lessons, Rental Phan Rang Ninh Thuận
Kite Wing Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
Nov–Apr

Two hours up the coast from Mui Ne, with the same monsoon wind but a flat lagoon protected by a sand bar and reef breaks outside. It is quieter and better…

2 centers · Lessons, Rental

More countries

Kuredu Maldives · Lhaviyani Atoll
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
May–Oct · Dec–Feb

A 1.5 km resort island in the Lhaviyani Atoll with a lagoon about 1 km long running out to the reef, fine sand underfoot everywhere and water that never drops…

1 center · Lessons, Rental Penghu – Longmen Beach Taiwan · Penghu Islands
Wing Kite Intermediate–Advanced
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
Mar–Apr · Sep–Oct

The Penghu islands sit in the strait between Taiwan and mainland China, a permanent wind tunnel where the north-east monsoon regularly delivers more than 40…

1 center · Lessons Dubai – Kite Beach United Arab Emirates · Dubai
Wing Kite Beginner–Intermediate
Water
Chop
Best season
Mar–May · Oct–Nov

Two beaches inside the city limits ride on a light thermal of 10–20 knots that blows onshore to cross-onshore and is strongest in the afternoons, with 10 to 20…

3 centers · Lessons, Rental
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