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Spot de Caleta Matanzas

Caleta Matanzas kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Chile · O'Higgins

-33.96 | -71.88

Overview

Caleta Matanzas is a renowned kitesurfing spot located in the O'Higgins region, in central Chile. Matanzas is considered the kitesurfing capital of Chile, with exceptional wind conditions. The "Matanzas breeze" thermal wind blows from the northwest in side-onshore, between 15 and 25 knots, picking up around 10-11am. The spot also benefits from the "surazo" (south wind) which can blow for 3-4 consecutive days. The season runs from August to April. The spot is suitable for intermediate to advanced riders. Waves can be significant. The water is cool (14-17°C).
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Caleta Matanzas: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from September to April, peaking in December: 29 rideable days a month and 328 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is June, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65% 13-20 knots · 35% 21-30 knots · under 1% 31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is June, with 239 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Caleta Matanzas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 322 h 22 °C 1 mm
February 28.5 270 h 23 °C 2 mm
March 31.0 255 h 22 °C 5 mm
April 26.0 180 h 19 °C 25 mm
May 19.0 109 h 15 °C 47 mm
June 16.0 94 h 15 °C 239 mm
July 18.0 91 h 14 °C 25 mm
August 23.0 137 h 15 °C 190 mm
September 27.0 221 h 16 °C 71 mm
October 30.0 269 h 18 °C 11 mm
November 30.0 292 h 20 °C 2 mm
December 31.0 328 h 21 °C 3 mm
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Technical details of Caleta Matanzas spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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