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Flat-water lagoon plus ocean beach break 120 km from Cape Town, best with clean W wind (offshore on the lagoon) or a steady SE up to 25 kn, November–March; sunny, tide-dependent, warm lagoon water and cool Atlantic swell next door.
Wind now & forecast
Now: Not kiteable — 6 kn
Today
Tomorrow
+2 Days - 4h ⌀12kn (15:00-19:00) · gusty, up to 25kn
Spot guide
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Spot info
Water type Flat
Skill level Intermediate
Prevailing wind W
Typical crowd 7/10
Typical kiteable days by month (Beaufort 4+)
days per month
Average air temperature by month
°C
Recent wind (last 30 days)
knots
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35
Sep 2, 19:21: 5 kn
Sep 2, 19:51: 4 kn
Sep 2, 20:08: 4 kn
Sep 2, 20:21: 4 kn
Sep 2, 23:21: 5 kn
Sep 3, 02:22: 9 kn
Sep 3, 05:22: 4 kn
Sep 3, 08:22: 3 kn
Sep 3, 11:23: 8 kn
Sep 3, 14:23: 17 kn
Sep 3, 17:23: 16 kn
Sep 3, 19:26: 15 kn
Sep 3, 20:10: 14 kn
Sep 3, 20:49: 14 kn
Sep 3, 21:34: 14 kn
Sep 3, 21:45: 14 kn
Sep 3, 21:56: 14 kn
Sep 4, 00:57: 16 kn
Sep 4, 03:57: 17 kn
Sep 4, 06:57: 14 kn
Sep 4, 09:57: 16 kn
Sep 4, 12:57: 17 kn
Sep 4, 15:57: 19 kn
Sep 4, 18:24: 15 kn
Sep 4, 18:32: 14 kn
Sep 4, 19:56: 14 kn
Sep 4, 22:56: 13 kn
Sep 5, 01:57: 12 kn
Sep 5, 04:58: 11 kn
Sep 5, 07:58: 11 kn
Sep 5, 10:58: 16 kn
Sep 5, 11:32: 15 kn
Sep 5, 11:53: 15 kn
Sep 5, 14:53: 15 kn
Sep 5, 17:53: 16 kn
Sep 5, 20:53: 13 kn
Sep 5, 23:53: 12 kn
Sep 6, 02:53: 13 kn
Sep 6, 05:53: 12 kn
Sep 6, 08:53: 14 kn
Sep 6, 11:46: 15 kn, gusts 32 kn
Sep 6, 12:29: 15 kn, gusts 32 kn
Sep 6, 14:56: 14 kn, gusts 30 kn
Sep 6, 17:56: 14 kn, gusts 28 kn
Sep 6, 19:13: 13 kn, gusts 27 kn
Sep 6, 19:55: 14 kn, gusts 28 kn
Sep 6, 20:49: 14 kn, gusts 28 kn
Sep 6, 23:49: 13 kn, gusts 27 kn
Sep 7, 02:50: 9 kn, gusts 20 kn
Sep 7, 05:51: 8 kn, gusts 15 kn
Sep 7, 08:52: 6 kn, gusts 14 kn
Sep 7, 11:52: 5 kn, gusts 13 kn
Sep 7, 14:52: 4 kn, gusts 13 kn
Sep 7, 17:53: 1 kn, gusts 8 kn
Sep 7, 20:29: 1 kn, gusts 5 kn
Sep 7, 23:29: 5 kn, gusts 10 kn
Sep 8, 02:29: 5 kn, gusts 9 kn
Sep 8, 05:29: 2 kn, gusts 5 kn
Sep 8, 08:29: 7 kn, gusts 13 kn
Sep 8, 11:29: 5 kn, gusts 14 kn
Sep 8, 19:57: 1 kn, gusts 2 kn
Sep 8, 22:57: 4 kn, gusts 8 kn
Sep 9, 01:58: 2 kn, gusts 5 kn
Sep 9, 04:58: 1 kn, gusts 3 kn
Sep 9, 07:59: 2 kn, gusts 4 kn
Sep 9, 10:59: 6 kn, gusts 15 kn
Sep 9, 13:59: 7 kn, gusts 16 kn
Sep 9, 16:59: 6 kn, gusts 17 kn
mean wind gusts
How to get there
Kite Spot Hermanus
Local & international airport: Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
Local & international airport Cape Town International Airport (CPT) — 80 km away
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