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Playa Charrúa kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Uruguay · Departamento de Colonia

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 2 m -34.44 | -57.43

Overview

Playa Charrúa is a kitesurfing spot in the Colonia department, on the Río de la Plata shores in Uruguay. This spot offers estuary water conditions suited for kitesurfing.

Favorable winds come from the south, southeast, and northeast. The season runs from October to March. The water offers flat to light chop conditions.

The spot suits beginner to intermediate riders in a quiet setting.

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Spot forecast for Playa Charrúa

Sunrise 06:01 · Sunset 19:07

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

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Playa Charrúa: when to go?

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Season · peak

350h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 350 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is June, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 16 rideable days16 d J July: 18 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 16 rideable days16 d J July: 18 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 211 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Charrúa
Monthly averages — Playa Charrúa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 350 h 29 °C 60 mm
February 27.0 229 h 29 °C 95 mm
March 26.5 213 h 26 °C 211 mm
April 23.5 213 h 21 °C 134 mm
May 24.5 183 h 17 °C 95 mm
June 16.0 127 h 15 °C 52 mm
July 18.0 154 h 14 °C 17 mm
August 22.0 222 h 16 °C 109 mm
September 24.0 211 h 19 °C 56 mm
October 24.0 259 h 23 °C 90 mm
November 29.0 298 h 25 °C 96 mm
December 26.0 278 h 27 °C 47 mm

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Technical details of Playa Charrúa spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, ENE, E, WSW, W.

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