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Where to ride from December to February: southern hemisphere spots

When it's winter in Europe and North America, it's summer south of the equator. These are the spots with wind or good water in December, January and February, with how often it blows, what to ride and what to watch out for.

Windy days: the best month's share of days with at least three daylight hours at 11 knots or more, our calculation from NASA POWER model data over the last ten southern summers. It compares spots; it is not a forecast.

Argentina

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
BarilocheKitesurf, SUP, Kayak48%
Cuesta del VientoWindsurf, Kitesurf, Wing foil, Kayak39%

Australia

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
AdelaideKitesurf, Windsurf59%
Coronation BeachWindsurf, Kitesurf, SUP95%
EsperanceKitesurf, Windsurf, Surf89%
ExmouthKitesurf69%
GeraldtonKitesurf, Windsurf, SUP95%
Gold CoastKitesurf, Surfski61%
HobartSailing, Kayak68%
Jervis BayKayak, SUP, Sailing2%
LancelinKitesurf, Windsurf, SUP, Surf87%
MelbourneKitesurf, Sailing, Surfski55%
NoosaSurfski, SUP41%
PerthKitesurf, Windsurf, Surfski, Sailing, SUP79%
Safety BayKitesurf, Windsurf, SUP, Kayak77%
SydneyKitesurf, Sailing, Surfski, SUP, Kayak39%

Brazil

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
AraruamaKitesurf30%
AtinsKitesurf, SUP94%
Barra Grande (Piauí)Kitesurf87%
Cabo FrioKitesurf, Windsurf, Surf, Sailing48%
CumbucoKitesurf, Windsurf95%
FlorianópolisKitesurf, Windsurf, SUP, Kayak, Sailing59%
Icaraizinho de AmontadaKitesurf, Windsurf, SUP96%
IlhabelaSailing29%
JericoacoaraKitesurf, Windsurf76%
ParacuruKitesurf, Windsurf, Surf95%
PreáKitesurf, Windsurf76%
São Miguel do GostosoKitesurf, Windsurf, Wing foil, Surf, SUP96%
TaíbaKitesurf, Surf95%

Chile

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
MatanzasKitesurf, Windsurf, Surf, SUP65%
PuclaroKitesurf, Windsurf99%

Kenya

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
Diani BeachKitesurf, Windsurf, SUP, Surf60%
WatamuKitesurf, SUP54%

New Caledonia

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
NouméaKitesurf, Windsurf74%

New Zealand

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
Abel TasmanKayak10%
AucklandSailing, Kitesurf, Windsurf, Surfski, Surf62%
Bay of IslandsSailing, Kayak50%
ChristchurchKitesurf, Windsurf, Sailing, Surf59%
Milford SoundKayak15%
Mount MaunganuiKitesurf, Windsurf, Surf46%
NelsonKitesurf, Windsurf, Wing foil, SUP7%
RaglanKitesurf, Windsurf, Surf62%
WellingtonKitesurf, Windsurf, Wing foil, Surfski, Sailing70%

Peru

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
ParacasKitesurf, Windsurf, Kayak40%

South Africa

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
Brandvlei DamKitesurf, Windsurf, Sailing69%
Cape TownKitesurf, Windsurf, Surfski, Sailing80%
DurbanSurfski83%
LangebaanKitesurf, Windsurf, SUP, Sailing81%

Tanzania

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
PajeKitesurf, SUP56%

Uruguay

SpotSportsWindy days, best month
Laguna GarzónKitesurf, Windsurf71%

For the northern-hemisphere side of the season, see where to kitesurf in winter.