I am going to Samoa for a holiday end of November and would like to know if anyone has kiteboarded there- if so what are the winds like at this time of year?

Ok thanks, that would be great!

hi Kingmatt

yeah i was there for 2 weeks for the south pacific games. stayed in Apia the whole time. The wind was great for the first week then was a bit soso for the second week. i found that the best time was just after midday. 15-20 knots in the afternoon everyday for the first week.

I kited from the Samoa Yacht club just out of down town apia ( 5min drive), there is no beach but the lagoon is shallow so it is relatively easy to do a drift launch. you can kite upwind to the harbour entrance and catch some waves. the YC also has a great restaurant so hit em up for some lunch if you are there.

another spot to try is Aggie Grey resort out next to the airport. they have a water sports centre and do kite lessons, they also had some gear in the centre too.

I was trying to get to the northern island and go for a kite at one of the surf resorts there, they had a boat that was going to take me out to the reef to hit some of the great waves they get there. I have the ontact e-mail if you want to contact them.

as far as wind in Nov sorry cant help you much. there is a buoyweather.com spot for samoa so you can check the wind and swell forcast.

ahh my poor brand new Vapor..... fixed but i have not had a chance to ride it since.

enjoy.