Chase the wind around the world.
Destination guides, knowledge and gear recommendation for adrenaline seekers.
What Size Kite for What Wind? A Guide by Rider Weight
The most-asked question in kitesurfing, answered with charts you can actually use. The right kite size comes down to three things: wind strength, your weight, and what you're riding.
WindsurfWindsurfing on Lake Garda: Peler, Ora and the Alpine Thermals
Lake Garda runs on two daily thermal winds, the morning Peler and the afternoon Ora. When to go, which launch to pick, and how Europe's most reliable windsurf lake actually works.
WindsurfWhat Size Windsurf Sail for What Wind? A Guide by Rider Weight
Sail size is the call that makes or breaks a windsurf session. It comes down to three things: wind strength, your weight, and your board. Here are the numbers, by rider weight.
SurfSurfing Hossegor and Les Landes: Europe's Beach-Break Capital
The Gouf de Capbreton focuses Atlantic swell onto the sandbanks of Les Landes, and in autumn Hossegor throws barrels to rival any reef. When to go, which beach, and how to read the swell.
KitesurfKitesurfing in Cape Town: Big Bay, Langebaan and the Cape Doctor
Cape Town is a Southern Hemisphere summer wind machine: the Cape Doctor blasts the beaches below Table Mountain from November to March. Here's where to ride, from Bloubergstrand's iconic view to Langebaan's flat lagoon.
SurfHow to Read a Surf Forecast
A surf forecast is a handful of numbers: wave height, swell period, direction, wind and tide. Knowing which ones actually matter is the difference between scoring and getting skunked.
WindsurfWindsurfing in El Gouna and the Egyptian Red Sea
Warm water, flat lagoons and a steady desert thermal for most of the year: a rider's guide to El Gouna, Hurghada, Soma Bay and Safaga, and when the Red Sea wind is at its best.
SurfSurfing in Bali: Uluwatu, the Bukit and the Dry-Season Trades
Bali catches Indian Ocean groundswell almost year-round, and when one coast is onshore the other is offshore. A guide to the Bukit reefs, the seasons, and reading Bali's wind and swell.
KitesurfKitesurfing in Brazil: Cumbuco, Jericoacoara and the Downwind Coast
Northeast Brazil is the most reliable kitesurfing coastline on earth: the Alísios trade winds blow almost every day from August to December over warm flat lagoons and the famous downwinders of Ceará. Here's the guide.
WindsurfWindsurfing at Sotavento, Fuerteventura: The Lagoon and the Trades
A giant flat-water lagoon, a World Cup pedigree and trade winds that blow most of the year: a rider's guide to Sotavento, Risco del Paso and windsurfing in Fuerteventura.
SurfSurfing Ericeira: Inside Europe's World Surfing Reserve
Ericeira packs a dozen world-class reefs and points into a short stretch of Portuguese coast, the only World Surfing Reserve in Europe. When to go, which wave, and how to read the swell.
KitesurfThe Best Flat-Water Spots to Learn Kitesurfing
Shallow, flat, steady wind and room to make mistakes: the five best places in the world to learn to kitesurf or land your first tricks, and what makes a great learner spot.
WindsurfWindsurfing in Essaouira: Morocco's Wind City
A walled medina, a wide Atlantic bay and a trade wind that blows almost every afternoon: a rider's guide to Essaouira, the bay, Moulay Bouzerktoun and when Morocco's wind is best.
SurfSurfing Jeffreys Bay: The Perfect Right
Supertubes at Jeffreys Bay is one of the longest, fastest right-hand point breaks on earth. When the Southern Ocean swell and the offshore wind line up, here is how to read it.
KitesurfThe Best Time to Kitesurf in Tarifa
When to go, which beach to pick, and how Tarifa's Levante and Poniente winds actually work: a rider's guide to the wind capital of Europe.
KitesurfThe Best Kitesurf Spots in Europe for Summer
Where to kitesurf in Europe between June and September: the seven most reliable summer spots, what wind drives each one, and which to pick for your level and style.
KitesurfThe Windiest Places in Europe, Ranked by the Data
We counted three full years of windy days at sixteen famous European spots using high-resolution model archives. The ranking is revealing, and so are the places where the data is wrong.
KitesurfKitesurfing in the Netherlands: Where and When
The Dutch coast is one of Europe's most reliable kite destinations: flat land, exposed North Sea, wind all year. Where to ride, when to go, and what to wear.
KitesurfKitesurfing in Greece: Chasing the Meltemi
Greece is a summer wind machine. Here's how the Meltemi works, the best islands to ride it (Naxos, Paros, Karpathos, Rhodes and more), and when to go.
KitesurfBest Winter-Sun Kite Trips from Europe
Where to kitesurf between November and March: five warm, windy escapes from the European winter, from Dakhla's lagoon to Cape Town's Cape Doctor, with seasons, water temps and flight-time reality.
KitesurfKitesurf Season Calendar: Where to Go, Month by Month
A year of kitesurfing, planned around the winds that actually show up: which destination fires in every month, from Cape Town in January to the Meltemi in August and Brazil in October.
KitesurfDakhla Kitesurfing Guide
A desert peninsula on the Atlantic with wind almost every day and a vast flat-water lagoon. Why Dakhla is a freestyle and freeride dream, and the best time to go.
KitesurfKitesurfing in Sardinia: Porto Pollo and Punta Trettu
Sardinia has two of the Mediterranean's best summer kite spots: the Mistral funnel at Porto Pollo in the north and the shallow learner's lagoon at Punta Trettu in the south. Here's how the wind works and when to go.
KitesurfKitesurfing in Fuerteventura: Year-Round Trade Winds
Fuerteventura runs on the Atlantic trade winds and rides almost every day in summer. From the famous Sotavento freestyle lagoon to the wave spots up north, here's where to ride and when to go.
KitesurfKitesurfing in the South of France: Tramontane and Mistral
The French Mediterranean is built on two strong, dry winds: the Tramontane around Leucate and the Mistral on the Var coast. Here's how they work and the best spots to ride them in summer.
KitesurfKitesurfing at Lo Stagnone, Sicily: Europe's Learning Lagoon
Lo Stagnone near Marsala is a vast, shin-to-waist-deep lagoon with side-onshore wind almost every summer afternoon, which makes it one of the best places in Europe to learn to kitesurf. Here's how it works and when to go.
KitesurfHow to Read a Wind Forecast for Kitesurfing
A wind forecast is just a few numbers, but knowing which to trust is the difference between a great session and a wasted drive. Here's what wind, gusts, direction, and model agreement actually tell you.
KitesurfOnshore, Offshore, Cross-Shore: Wind Direction & Safety
Wind direction relative to the beach is the most important safety call in kitesurfing. Here's what onshore, offshore, and cross-shore mean, which to ride, and which to never ride alone.
KitesurfThe Winds of Europe: Levante, Meltemi, Tramontane & Mistral
Europe's best kite spots are built around named winds. Here's what the Levante, Meltemi, Tramontane, Mistral and the Atlantic trades are, where they blow, and why.