Overview

Salinas del Rey is a coastal spot in the Atlántico department, on the Colombian Caribbean coast. The former salt flats offer an ideal flat water body with consistent easterly trade winds. Spot suited to intermediate riders in a pristine natural setting.

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Spot forecast for Salinas del rey

Sunrise 05:49 · Sunset 17:40

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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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Salinas del rey: 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

362h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 362 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 4.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is November, at 29 °C. The wettest month is September, with 224 mm.

Monthly averages: Salinas del rey

Monthly averages — Salinas del rey — 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	362 h	31 °C	7 mm
February	26.5	329 h	31 °C	14 mm
March	30.5	357 h	32 °C	8 mm
April	26.5	333 h	32 °C	64 mm
May	16.0	140 h	31 °C	197 mm
June	10.0	78 h	30 °C	185 mm
July	23.5	197 h	31 °C	99 mm
August	13.5	117 h	30 °C	152 mm
September	8.5	52 h	30 °C	224 mm
October	4.5	31 h	30 °C	182 mm
November	11.5	89 h	29 °C	186 mm
December	26.5	251 h	30 °C	37 mm

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Technical details of Salinas del rey spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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