Overview

Playa el Calabrés is a kitesurfing spot in Colonia, on the Río de la Plata shores in Uruguay. This spot offers a quiet setting for kitesurfing on the estuary.

Favorable winds come from the south, southwest, and west. The season runs from October to March, with thermal conditions in the afternoon. The water offers light chop.

The spot suits intermediate riders. The environment is calm and uncrowded.

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Spot forecast for Playa el Calabrés

Sunrise 06:02 · Sunset 19:09

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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 el Calabrés: when to go?

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Season · peak

338h

in January · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from August to January, peaking in January: 27 rideable days a month and 338 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is July, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 251 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa el Calabrés

Monthly averages — Playa el Calabrés — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	338 h	28 °C	56 mm
February	23.5	205 h	29 °C	113 mm
March	23.5	217 h	25 °C	251 mm
April	23.0	220 h	21 °C	151 mm
May	22.0	191 h	17 °C	105 mm
June	21.5	189 h	15 °C	61 mm
July	17.5	149 h	14 °C	16 mm
August	25.0	248 h	16 °C	99 mm
September	25.0	217 h	19 °C	59 mm
October	26.5	257 h	22 °C	84 mm
November	28.5	304 h	24 °C	114 mm
December	27.5	296 h	27 °C	32 mm

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Technical details of Playa el Calabrés spot

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

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, E, ESE, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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