Barranquilla Playa Puerto Mocho kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Colombia · Atlántico

Spot currently openIntermediate level 11.06 | -74.85

Overview

Playa Puerto Mocho is a spot located in Barranquilla, on the Caribbean coast of Atlántico. The beach faces north and receives east and northeast trade winds. Urban spot in Barranquilla for intermediate riders, with easy access from the city.

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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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Barranquilla Playa Puerto Mocho: 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

400h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 30 rideable days a month and 400 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 13 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days12 d O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 13 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days12 d O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 43%13-20 knots · 53%21-30 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 53% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is December, at 29 °C. The wettest month is October, with 160 mm.

Monthly averages: Barranquilla Playa Puerto Mocho
Monthly averages — Barranquilla Playa Puerto Mocho — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 400 h 30 °C 7 mm
February 27.5 366 h 30 °C 4 mm
March 30.5 422 h 30 °C 5 mm
April 29.0 398 h 30 °C 25 mm
May 21.5 234 h 31 °C 115 mm
June 13.0 157 h 30 °C 130 mm
July 26.0 308 h 30 °C 64 mm
August 21.5 195 h 30 °C 79 mm
September 12.5 109 h 30 °C 147 mm
October 12.0 85 h 30 °C 160 mm
November 16.5 148 h 30 °C 148 mm
December 29.5 325 h 29 °C 25 mm

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Technical details of Barranquilla Playa Puerto Mocho 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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