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Playa Amarilla kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Chile · Valparaíso

Spot currently openIntermediate level -32.92 | -71.52

Overview

Playa Amarilla is a kitesurfing spot located in the Valparaíso region of Chile. The beach offers windy conditions on the Pacific coast. The south to southwest wind blows in the afternoon between 15 and 22 knots from September to March. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Playa Amarilla

Sunrise 06:57 · Sunset 20:03

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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 3.9 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:160.6 m06:521.2 m13:570.4 m20:060.9 m01:250.6 m07:441.2 m14:330.4 m20:411 m02:180.5 m08:261.3 m15:020.3 m21:111.1 m03:020.4 m09:051.3 m15:300.2 m21:411.2 m03:420.3 m09:421.3 m15:570.2 m22:111.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.1 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.4 m

Playa Amarilla: 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

121h

in November · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in November: 14 rideable days a month and 121 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is July, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 12 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days M April: 12 rideable days A May: 6.5 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days J July: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J August: 7.5 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d N December: 15 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 12 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days M April: 12 rideable days A May: 6.5 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days J July: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J August: 7.5 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d N December: 15 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is June, with 209 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Amarilla
Monthly averages — Playa Amarilla — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.0 69 h 24 °C 0 mm
February 7.0 37 h 24 °C 1 mm
March 12.5 64 h 24 °C 4 mm
April 12.0 55 h 22 °C 4 mm
May 6.5 31 h 18 °C 65 mm
June 4.0 14 h 16 °C 209 mm
July 2.5 8 h 16 °C 29 mm
August 7.5 36 h 17 °C 130 mm
September 13.5 69 h 18 °C 25 mm
October 12.5 81 h 20 °C 9 mm
November 18.5 121 h 23 °C 3 mm
December 15.0 94 h 23 °C 2 mm

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Technical details of Playa Amarilla spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Depending on conditions W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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