Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Jan · 38% rideableNamotu Island
What it's actually like
Namotu is a small resort island at the southern end of the Mamanuca group, off Viti Levu. The island is the resort: Namotu Island Resort, open since 1994, a boutique resort of 12 rooms, and almost everything written here about the island comes from its own pages.
Guests come for a week, Sunday to Sunday, and the reef passes are on the doorstep: Namotu Lefts and Swimming Pools off the beach, Wilkes Passage by boat, and Cloudbreak about ten minutes away.
It puts the water at around 26°C, with no wetsuit needed, and the air at about 29°C in the southern winter and 31°C in summer.
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Your month
When it's good
12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite
January · 38%. 12 rideable days in 31, 3.6 hours a day over 12 kt. Bring a book.
Where else it blows in January
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Geek analysis
January in the record
38% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In January the wind most often sits at 4 to 7 kt (33% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hours are 1pm to 3pm, each on 33% of days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
January on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Take it with you
The full Namotu Island report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
The resort takes at most 31 guests a week, and riding from the island goes through the resort. WindChaser has no count of riders on the water yet.
On the water
What January usually does
January sits outside the best months here. 38% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
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Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit