Punta Bandera kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Puerto Rico · Luquillo

Spot currently openIntermediate level 18.39 | -65.72

Overview

Punta Bandera is a kitesurfing spot located in Luquillo. This spot offers northeast trade winds and choppy water. Suitable for intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Punta Bandera

Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 17:57

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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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Punta Bandera: 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

408h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 408 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 19 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days30 d J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 19 rideable days19 d O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days30 d J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 19 rideable days19 d O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97%13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is August, with 224 mm.

Monthly averages: Punta Bandera
Monthly averages — Punta Bandera — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 299 h 27 °C 115 mm
February 21.5 251 h 27 °C 129 mm
March 21.5 236 h 28 °C 97 mm
April 22.5 260 h 28 °C 167 mm
May 26.5 263 h 29 °C 156 mm
June 27.5 380 h 30 °C 143 mm
July 30.0 408 h 29 °C 205 mm
August 28.5 299 h 30 °C 224 mm
September 23.0 205 h 30 °C 138 mm
October 19.0 155 h 30 °C 149 mm
November 21.5 198 h 29 °C 209 mm
December 25.5 239 h 28 °C 120 mm

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Technical details of Punta Bandera spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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