The report · Namotu Island · Kite · August · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

Namotu Island

KiteAugust

57% of August days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windp202The month's own recordsp303The resort, coaching & kitp404Per-launch tide notesp405Reef, boats & the cyclone seasonp506Getting there, packing & best monthsp507Sources, and their limitsp6
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
27 Sep 2026Record
2017 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECMWF IFS HRES 9 kmNormals
2017 to 2026
Ten Augusts
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite384130284750515755443336Windsurf333322254042455147342632Wing384130284750515755443336

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, August

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 11% of daylight hours under 4 kt.

When in the day, August

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour. The trades are a clock. A dawn session is a different spot.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm
Wind directionSEThe prevailing south-east trade wind, per the resort. December to March brings more chance of tropical storms and northerly wind.
Wind strengthAbout 15 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, May to September, in the record, a 9 km model with no station check yet.
When it blowsBuilds all dayIn August the share of windy days rises from about a quarter at 8am to about half by 4pm.

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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August's own records

The month's own figures from ten Augusts in the record, 2017 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days18 of 31Ten Augusts in the record
Wind, rideable hours16 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air25.3°CMaximum
Hours over 12 kt5.2 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeJuly51%16 rideable days in 31
Your monthAugust57%18 rideable days in 31
AfterSeptember55%16 rideable days in 30

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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The resort, coaching & kit

Stays

Namotu Island ResortResort · Weekly, Sunday to Sunday12 rooms with private bathroom, balcony, air conditioning and beach access. Weekly packages with meals, boats and transfers.

Lessons

Namotu Island ResortCoaching · Private, as an extraNo lessons on standard weeks. Private coaching as an extra, and coached signature weeks.

Kit

Namotu Island ResortRental · Kite · WingWing, kite, prone and downwind foils, boards, wings and kites. Kite hire is for experienced kiters. Beginner foils included.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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Per-launch tide notes

Namotu Lefts
Low—Mid—High—

At low tide go round the reef; at high tide ride over it, per the resort.

Swimming Pools
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information for this break from a source used here.

Wilkes Passage
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information for the pass from a source used here.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Reef, boats & the cyclone season

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

ReefReef surrounds the island. At low tide riders must tack round it; at high tide they can ride over it, per the resort. The resort advises reef shoes and says reef cuts should be treated at once to prevent infection.
Drift and boat hoursThe resort’s boats pick up riders who cannot get back to shore. The boats run from sunrise to sunset only: be back before sunset.
Injuries at the breaksIf someone is injured at Cloudbreak, Desperations or Restaurants, all guests must return to the boat immediately when directed, per the resort’s guest information.
Storms and cyclonesThe resort says December to March brings an increased chance of tropical storms and northerly wind. In a cyclone alert guests may be asked to evacuate the island.
Medical helpThe resort lists a small infirmary, two defibrillators, a medevac helicopter by day and water taxis at night. In an emergency call 911, the number Fiji’s Ministry of Health gives for a medical emergency.
Priority at Namotu LeftsThe resort says normal priority rules apply when kitesurfing at Namotu Lefts, especially if there are surfers in the water.
The reef

Reef surrounds the island and lies under each launch. At low tide riders must tack round it; at high tide they can ride straight over, per the resort. Swimming Pools and Namotu Lefts break over the reef off the beach. The resort advises reef shoes and says reef cuts should be treated at once to prevent infection.

The pass, the boats and the storm season

Wilkes Passage is a reef pass reached by boat, and the resort lists a current ride through it for foilers. The resort’s boats run from sunrise to sunset and pick up riders who cannot get back to shore. If someone is injured at Cloudbreak, Desperations or Restaurants, all guests must return to the boat when directed. The resort says normal priority rules apply when kitesurfing at Namotu Lefts, especially with surfers in the water. December to March brings an increased chance of tropical storms and northerly wind, and in a cyclone alert guests may be asked to evacuate the island.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportNadi (NAN)Nadi International. The resort’s package includes the trip from the airport to Namotu and back.
SeasonMay to SeptemberThe trade-wind months, in the record and on the resort’s own page. August is the pick.
Getting aroundCar, then boatAbout 45 minutes by car to the Marriott, then about 25 minutes by boat: about 1 hour 20 in all, per the resort.
What to pack
BottomReef. Reef all round the sandy spit you launch from. The resort advises reef shoes.TideSets the route. Low tide: tack round the reef. High tide: ride straight over, per the resort.WaterAbout 26°C. Around 26°C, per the resort: no wetsuit needed, though a long-sleeve wetsuit vest or rash vest can help. Not measured.LaunchFrom the spit. Launch from the sandy spit. The marine crew help launch and land on request.KitRent on site. Wing, kite, prone and downwind foils, boards, wings and kites for hire at the resort.
Kite sizes for August

Derived from the 15 kt mean over the season’s rideable hours in the record, May to September, not from a fitted quiver.

60 to 70 kg9 and 12 m70 to 85 kg10 and 12 m85 kg and up12 and 14 m
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Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from ecmwf_ifs at 9 km, cell 3.58 km from the spot, February 2017 to September 2026, 9 to 10 years a month, no station correction.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenDirection from the resort’s own pages. Strength and time of day read from the record.
02The month’s recordsRecordA 9 km global model over open water and reef, not a station. Treat the shares as a guide until a station check ships.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenThe island is the resort; everything here is from its own website. No price band: the week’s package price is on request, and only its extras (kit hire, private coaching) are published.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline. The section renders its empty state.
05Hazards, the reef, the boats and stormsWrittenFrom the resort’s own pages, not an independent source. The emergency number, 911, from Fiji’s Ministry of Health; the police emergency number, 917, from the Telecommunication Authority of Fiji.
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenTransfer times from the resort. Water and air temperatures from the resort, not measured. Sizes derived from the session mean.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed positions for the breaks.

The record

Hourly wind, 2017 to 2026, from ECMWF IFS HRES via Open-Meteo: a 9 km grid, read at the cell 3.6 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over nine to ten years.

What we could not source for Namotu Island

A second source, independent of the resort, for anything it says. The instrument behind the resort’s marine park statement. A measured water temperature. Surveyed positions for the breaks. A counted crowd reading on the water. A water quality classification and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. Tide tables and per-launch tide windows. A station check on the wind record. A licensed photograph (none on Commons) and a Google place ID. Where any of these is missing above, the section says so rather than filling itself.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 27 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by Owen Skarpness, Google Maps. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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