Aruba — Malmok Beach21h · 18 kt
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Min. level
Beginner
Optimal wind
14-32 kts
Season
All year
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Discover the spot
The spot
Discover Malmok Beach
On the wind's 'happy island', Aruba, Fisherman's Huts (Hadicurari) is one of the Caribbean's most reliable beginner spots: near-daily easterly trades, flat turquoise hip-deep water, and a world kite scene that hosts the Hi-Winds competition each summer.
Aruba lives up to its 'happy island' nickname: a flat, sunny rock in the southern Caribbean, set outside the hurricane track, where the trade almost never stops. Fisherman's Huts is its windy beating heart — a large turquoise water facing the hotels, where beginners and champions cross paths in pool-like water, shared by the same warm breeze. The vibe is seaside and international, without harshness or isolation: you learn here with confidence, between cocktails, in one of the Caribbean basin's most accessible and safest spots.
Who & when
Level and best time
Who it's for
A dream spot to learn and progress: the water is flat and shallow near shore (you can stand), the working wind blows side-onshore, and the schools are many and well-known (Aruba Active Vacations, Aruba Kitesurfing School). Further out, some chop and small waves for the confident and for freestyle. The one real caveat is the offshore component in light wind (see safety).
source : arubakitesurf.com ↗Best time
The wind blows much of the year (among the Caribbean's most reliable), peaking May to July (Hi-Winds runs in June). The trade comes from east to north-east, 20-25 knots: on this west-facing beach, the coast's curve makes it side-onshore on launch — it brings you back. Broad season December to October. Beware south-easterlies, which are clearly offshore.
source : se.kiteforum.com ↗On site
Arrival guide
Access & water
Fisherman's Huts (Hadicurari) is on Aruba's north-west coast, near the big Palm Beach hotels, minutes from the airport. A wide launch area on the sand, flat shallow water near shore, a reef about a hundred metres out. It's the island's historic kite/windsurf beach; Malmok beach, just to the north, is residential.
source : visitaruba.com ↗Before you go
Safety
Offshore component in light wind
The working wind (east/north-east trade) is side-onshore and brings you back: the spot is safe and marked (yellow buoys, the 200 m rule, schools' rescue boats). The nuance to know: in light wind the trade keeps a slight land component — know how to get back, don't go too far out when it drops, and stay within the supervised area. South-easterlies, on the other hand, are clearly offshore: you don't head out with them. Watch the reef around a hundred metres (booties) and the swimmer/boat traffic in front of the hotels.
source : se.kiteforum.com ↗Community
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