Overview

Kitesurf

Isla Bolaños is a kitesurf spot located near Bolaños Island in Bahía Salinas, at the extreme northwest of Guanacaste. This spot offers an open body of water with views of the island, in one of the windiest areas of Costa Rica. The Papagayo winds from the northeast blow strongly from December to April. The spot is suited to advanced riders due to currents and distance from shore.

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Spot forecast for Isla Bolaños

Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 17:22

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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 6.9 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 02:07 · 1 m High tide 08:20 · 2 m Low tide 14:50 · 0.9 m High tide 21:09 · 1.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:17 · 1 m High tide 09:25 · 1.9 m Low tide 15:53 · 0.9 m High tide 22:14 · 2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:28 · 1 m High tide 10:33 · 1.9 m Low tide 16:52 · 0.9 m High tide 23:12 · 2.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:30 · 0.9 m High tide 11:35 · 2 m Low tide 17:44 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:03 · 2.2 m Low tide 06:22 · 0.8 m High tide 12:28 · 2.1 m Low tide 18:29 · 0.7 m

Isla Bolaños: 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

393h

in January · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 29 rideable days a month and 393 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 12.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is November, at 28 °C. The wettest month is June, with 372 mm.

Monthly averages: Isla Bolaños

Monthly averages — Isla Bolaños — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.5	393 h	29 °C	53 mm
February	27.0	355 h	30 °C	17 mm
March	28.5	380 h	33 °C	11 mm
April	29.0	380 h	33 °C	16 mm
May	24.5	253 h	33 °C	138 mm
June	19.0	195 h	29 °C	372 mm
July	30.0	391 h	29 °C	170 mm
August	29.0	309 h	30 °C	178 mm
September	17.0	130 h	30 °C	273 mm
October	12.5	135 h	29 °C	312 mm
November	21.5	280 h	28 °C	243 mm
December	30.0	402 h	28 °C	119 mm

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Technical details of Isla Bolaños spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Nearby spots

All spots: Provincia de Guanacaste

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Isla Bolaños kitesurf spot