Overview

Playa Pocitos is a kitesurfing spot in the Pocitos neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. This popular urban beach offers a city setting for kitesurfing, but space may be limited due to beach crowds in summer.

Prevailing winds come from the south and southeast. The season runs from December to March. The water offers moderate chop. Watch out for swimmers during the summer period.

The spot suits intermediate riders. Pocitos is one of Montevideo's liveliest neighborhoods with an iconic rambla, restaurants, and active nightlife.

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Spot forecast for Playa Pocitos

Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 19:03

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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 3.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:42 · 0.4 m High tide 03:00 · 0.4 m Low tide 04:30 · 0.4 m High tide 06:47 · 0.5 m Low tide 09:24 · 0.4 m High tide 10:59 · 0.4 m Low tide 13:39 · 0.3 m High tide 19:33 · 0.6 m Low tide 21:29 · 0.5 m High tide 23:32 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:47 · 0.4 m High tide 03:46 · 0.4 m Low tide 05:13 · 0.4 m High tide 07:33 · 0.5 m Low tide 10:12 · 0.4 m High tide 11:53 · 0.4 m Low tide 14:34 · 0.3 m High tide 20:23 · 0.6 m Low tide 22:18 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:21 · 0.6 m Low tide 03:45 · 0.4 m High tide 04:39 · 0.4 m Low tide 05:57 · 0.4 m High tide 08:23 · 0.5 m Low tide 11:01 · 0.4 m High tide 12:43 · 0.4 m Low tide 15:25 · 0.3 m High tide 21:14 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:09 · 0.5 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:07 · 0.6 m Low tide 04:32 · 0.4 m High tide 05:44 · 0.4 m Low tide 06:40 · 0.4 m High tide 09:15 · 0.5 m Low tide 11:52 · 0.4 m High tide 13:28 · 0.4 m Low tide 16:14 · 0.3 m High tide 22:05 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:02 · 0.6 m High tide 01:50 · 0.6 m Low tide 05:11 · 0.4 m High tide 10:07 · 0.5 m Low tide 12:47 · 0.4 m High tide 14:07 · 0.4 m Low tide 17:01 · 0.2 m High tide 22:57 · 0.6 m

Playa Pocitos: 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

357h

in January · 30 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 26 rideable days a month and 357 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is July, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 11 °C. The wettest month is March, with 120 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Pocitos

Monthly averages — Playa Pocitos — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.0	357 h	24 °C	33 mm
February	26.5	262 h	26 °C	94 mm
March	23.5	228 h	23 °C	120 mm
April	21.0	205 h	20 °C	82 mm
May	22.5	183 h	16 °C	47 mm
June	15.0	114 h	13 °C	60 mm
July	14.5	122 h	11 °C	17 mm
August	21.0	208 h	13 °C	92 mm
September	22.0	200 h	16 °C	62 mm
October	24.5	245 h	19 °C	71 mm
November	26.5	286 h	21 °C	78 mm
December	27.0	300 h	23 °C	49 mm

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Technical details of Playa Pocitos spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, SSW, 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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