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About this spot
The local kite guide lists Mele Beach as a wide sandy beach suitable for all levels of kiters, about 8 km from Port Vila.
Hideaway Island sits just off the beach and is skirted by reef. Star pickets halfway to the island and metal posts carrying its water supply are in the water — stay clear of them.
Vanuatu's kite season follows the trade winds, generally May to October; many reef-fringed spots are only kiteable for a few hours either side of high tide.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Colour = rideability for this spot. Bottom row = recommended kite size for your weight — not recommended outside this spot's 12–22 kn range.
Conditions
- Water
- flat, choppy
- Depth
- Shallow near the reef — tide dependent
- Seabed
- sand, reef
- Skill
- beginner, intermediate
- Beginners
- Beginner friendly
- Wind range
- 12 kn – 22 kn
Access & parking
About 8 km north-west of Port Vila, beside the beach bar opposite Hideaway Island.
Parking: Beach bar area — check locally.
Amenities
- Beach bar
- Port Vila kite school nearby (Vanuatu Kite & Surfing)
Needs local verification: Sources: https://naturallyvanuatu.com/kiting-vanuatu/kite-locations/ (Naturally Vanuatu kite locations: Mele Beach wide, sandy, safe for all levels; Hideaway Island reef, star pickets and metal posts; season May–October trades; many spots only kiteable around high tide), https://naturallyvanuatu.com/in-vanuatu/vanuatu-kite-surfing/ (Vanuatu Kite & Surfing, first kite school in Vanuatu). The beginner label follows the local guide; the school's own teaching beach isn't named. Sector (SE trades) and coordinates are estimates. Water temperatures borrow the Fiji table. Windy links are searches/maps, not verified local webcams.
Local hazards
- Reef around Hideaway Island
- Star pickets and metal water-supply posts in the water
- Tide dependent
- Wind sector estimated — confirm locally