Río Copiapó kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Río Copiapó: 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 January: 26 rideable days a month and 251 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is July, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84% 13-20 knots · 16% 21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 15 °C. The wettest month is August, with 19 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.