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Punta de Puerto Velero kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Colombia

Spot currently openIntermediate level 10.94 | -75.05

Overview

Punta de Puerto Velero is a spot on the Colombian Caribbean coast, near Barranquilla. The point offers a body of water exposed to east and northeast trade winds. Spot for intermediate riders with consistent wind conditions and access to Puerto Velero bay.

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Spot forecast for Punta de Puerto Velero

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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Punta de Puerto Velero: 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

377h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 377 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 11 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 9.5 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d O November: 12 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 11 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 9.5 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d O November: 12 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

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

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 29 °C. The wettest month is September, with 229 mm.

Monthly averages: Punta de Puerto Velero
Monthly averages — Punta de Puerto Velero — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 377 h 31 °C 5 mm
February 26.5 339 h 31 °C 15 mm
March 30.5 382 h 32 °C 9 mm
April 27.0 356 h 31 °C 52 mm
May 15.5 155 h 30 °C 201 mm
June 11.0 91 h 29 °C 176 mm
July 23.5 221 h 31 °C 102 mm
August 16.0 128 h 30 °C 146 mm
September 9.5 59 h 30 °C 229 mm
October 6.5 38 h 29 °C 209 mm
November 12.0 98 h 29 °C 192 mm
December 27.0 276 h 30 °C 39 mm

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Technical details of Punta de Puerto Velero spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable 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 NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE.

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Intermediate

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