Overview

Playa Ventanilla is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca. This spot offers long wild beaches with westerly thermal winds and a preserved natural environment.

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Spot forecast for Playa Ventanilla

Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 18:02

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.1 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 01:51 · 0.3 m High tide 08:19 · 1.1 m Low tide 14:49 · 0.3 m High tide 20:46 · 0.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:40 · 0.4 m High tide 09:03 · 1 m Low tide 15:31 · 0.4 m High tide 21:36 · 0.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:36 · 0.4 m High tide 09:52 · 1 m Low tide 16:15 · 0.4 m High tide 22:32 · 0.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:38 · 0.4 m High tide 10:48 · 0.9 m Low tide 16:59 · 0.4 m High tide 23:29 · 1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:44 · 0.4 m High tide 11:48 · 0.9 m Low tide 17:46 · 0.4 m

Playa Ventanilla: when to go?

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

Season · peak

98h

in March · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in March: 15 rideable days a month and 98 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is July, at 1 day.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 31 °C. The wettest month is June, with 397 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Ventanilla

Monthly averages — Playa Ventanilla — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.0	42 h	31 °C	16 mm
February	12.5	61 h	32 °C	12 mm
March	21.5	98 h	32 °C	0 mm
April	13.5	58 h	33 °C	11 mm
May	16.5	81 h	33 °C	18 mm
June	6.0	43 h	31 °C	397 mm
July	1.0	7 h	31 °C	141 mm
August	2.5	16 h	32 °C	92 mm
September	1.5	10 h	31 °C	313 mm
October	3.0	13 h	31 °C	200 mm
November	8.0	35 h	32 °C	24 mm
December	5.5	22 h	32 °C	5 mm

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Technical details of Playa Ventanilla spot

The spot works with winds from W, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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