Overview

Playa Penino is a kitesurfing spot in the San José department, on the Río de la Plata coast of Uruguay. This beach offers access to the estuary in a peri-urban setting.

Favorable winds come from the south, southeast, and east. The season runs from October to March. Water offers flat to moderate chop. Water is fresh to brackish.

The spot suits intermediate riders. Easy access from Montevideo.

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Spot forecast for Playa Penino

Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 19:04

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Playa Penino: when to go?

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Season · peak

284h

in January · 28 rideable days

The season runs from November to February, peaking in January: 26 rideable days a month and 284 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is July, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 147 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Penino

Monthly averages — Playa Penino — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	284 h	28 °C	47 mm
February	24.0	215 h	29 °C	92 mm
March	21.5	171 h	25 °C	147 mm
April	22.0	211 h	21 °C	97 mm
May	20.5	181 h	17 °C	58 mm
June	16.0	123 h	15 °C	61 mm
July	15.0	133 h	14 °C	34 mm
August	22.5	219 h	16 °C	104 mm
September	22.0	205 h	18 °C	58 mm
October	21.5	204 h	22 °C	66 mm
November	26.0	265 h	24 °C	90 mm
December	27.5	280 h	26 °C	64 mm

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Technical details of Playa Penino spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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