On the Water · Amagansett
Kitesurfing Napeague Bay
Napeague Harbor's flat, knee-deep bay is the safest classroom on the East Coast for learning to kite — predictable SW thermals build by mid-morning and the sand bottom is forgiving when a beginner gets dragged.
- Skill level
- Intermediate-Advanced
- Season
- May-Oct
- Duration
- half day
- Cost
- $150/hr lesson
- Group size
- 1-2
- Age
- 14+
- Gear
- Kite 9-12m, board, harness, impact vest
- Weather
- 15-25 kt SW wind, flat bay
Safety
Stay west of the channel marker — currents on the flood tide pull east toward Gardiners Bay.
Where it happens
Operators (1)
Main Beach Surf & Sport — Napeague Kite
IKO-certified instructors — Napeague's flat shallow bay is the canonical East End learn-to-kite spot
Napeague Harbor, Amagansett, NY 11930 (meeting point)
Price: $300 intro lesson, $500 full day
Note: lat/lng anchored to Napeague Harbor launch beach (Cranberry Hole Rd access)