Kitesurfing in United Kingdom
Camber Sands
Camber is easily accessible from London and boasts a huge sandy beach, three kite schools and various bars in the town. It is also a good place to learn with shallow shelving beaches and small waves. You can enjoy onshore winds in every direction (aside from NW) within a 15-minute drive. Wind and Weather The prevailing wind direction is SW...
Cornwall
Cornwall is a very underrated spot for Kitesurfing; we have a reliable prevailing south-westerly and blue Atlantic waters that meet 400 miles of coastline. Given the shape of Cornwall, it gives us many options and variety, and you’ll rarely find more than a handful of kites out at any given time. Beyond Kitesurfing Cornwall is the most southern point of...
Southend On Sea
When thinking of ideal kiting locations, turquoise water, sunshine and consistent winds spring to mind and Great Britain can deliver these despite its poor reputation. Southend On Sea is just a 40-minute train ride from London and offers some of the best flat water spots, with spacious lagoons and flat butter water! There is also an awesome kite community with...
The Isle of Thanet
I believe the Isle of Thanet to be quite a unique destination when it comes to kiting on the mainland of the UK. Once described as a boil on the butt cheek of Britain, I now like to refer to it as more of a beauty spot lovingly! As kitesurfers, we are undoubtedly spoilt; never being more than a 10-minute...
Westward Ho!
Westward Ho! is a picturesque seaside village near Bideford on the North Devon coast in England. The name Westward Ho! derives from the Victorian novel by Charles Kingsley, and is unique as its the only place in Britain with an exclamation mark is in its name. Renowned for its miles of golden sandy beach and backed by a pebble ridge,...
Whitstable
Whitstable is a small town in Kent, England on the South East coast. The town is renowned for its oysters! Over the last couple of years, Whitstable has become a very popular kitesurfing destination, and the kitesurfing community has grown bigger and bigger. Once you arrive, you should pop into Boardworx (Beach Walk) and have a chat with Mark, Karen...
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Whitstable
Whitstable is a small town in Kent, England on the South East coast. The town is renowned for its oysters! Over the last couple of years, Whitstable has become a very popular kitesurfing destination, and the kitesurfing community has grown bigger and bigger. Once you arrive, you should pop into Boardworx (Beach Walk) and have a chat with Mark, Karen...
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is The Sunshine City. It holds the Guinness World Record for most days of consecutive sunshine at 768. Offering miles and miles of beautiful white sandy beaches often compared to and regarded as some of the best beaches in the world! Also being that it is a peninsula it offers numerous kiting spots for all wind directions as...
Loissin
The area around Greifswald is beautiful and expansive, yet it remains relatively undiscovered by tourists. Greifswalder Bay is a large bay with no currents and offers several excellent kitesurfing spots. It is ideal for training and foiling, as long as you avoid the shallow water, and typically not too crowded. Kitesurfing here is not dependent on tides, and you'll be...
Lake Silvaplana
Lake Silvaplana is located at the high altitude of 1800m, in the beautiful Engadin Valley. The landscape is stunning, and there are just a handful of places in the world where you can kite among incredible scenery like this! It’s a perfect spot for sporty, active people coming here (but not only) for kiting, but the mountains will also surely...
Jambiani
Well, apart from the fact the island has a great reputation, this location has many things to offer for your kite holiday or trip. A place with great waves and butter flat water, a place with steady, reliable side shore wind, lots of space and astonishingly uncrowded! Only 7km away from the overcrowded spot of Paje lays this fairly undiscovered...
Preá
There are many locations for kiteboarding in Brazil, but some of the best kiting conditions in the world are found along Brazil’s north-eastern coast! This region offers incredible conditions, perfect for kiters who: Want to practice long distance kiting and test their endurance Are interested in progression and improving their kiting abilities Are looking for a new adventure and to...