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Spot de Playa del Hombre

Playa del Hombre kitesurf and windsurf spot

Spain · Canarias

28.00 | -15.37

Overview

Playa del Hombre is on the east coast between Las Palmas and El Burrero. A local spot with NE trade wind. Rocky shore, moderate waves. Less frequented than the spots further south.

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Playa del Hombre: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 29 rideable days a month and 447 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is January, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 47% 13-20 knots · 53% 21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 53% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is March, with 66 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Playa del Hombre — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.5 120 h 22 °C 17 mm
February 19.5 226 h 22 °C 4 mm
March 19.5 205 h 22 °C 66 mm
April 24.0 302 h 24 °C 46 mm
May 28.5 396 h 25 °C 7 mm
June 28.5 440 h 27 °C 4 mm
July 30.5 468 h 29 °C 0 mm
August 31.0 447 h 30 °C 0 mm
September 28.5 388 h 28 °C 4 mm
October 21.5 254 h 26 °C 23 mm
November 12.5 143 h 26 °C 24 mm
December 17.0 194 h 22 °C 44 mm
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Technical details of Playa del Hombre spot

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Wind specificities

NE trade, 15–25 knots. Side-onshore.

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