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puerto velero beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Colombia

Spot currently openIntermediate level 10.95 | -75.03

Overview

Puerto Velero Beach is a renowned spot on the Colombian Caribbean coast, near Barranquilla. The sheltered bay offers ideal flat water conditions with constant easterly trade winds. One of the most popular kitesurfing spots in Colombia, suited for intermediate riders with several kite centers.
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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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puerto velero beach: 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

377h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 377 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 11 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 9.5 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d O November: 12 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 11 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 9.5 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d O November: 12 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 29 °C. The wettest month is September, with 229 mm.

Monthly averages: puerto velero beach
Monthly averages — puerto velero beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 377 h 31 °C 5 mm
February 26.5 339 h 31 °C 15 mm
March 30.5 382 h 32 °C 9 mm
April 27.0 356 h 31 °C 52 mm
May 15.5 155 h 30 °C 201 mm
June 11.0 91 h 29 °C 176 mm
July 23.5 221 h 31 °C 102 mm
August 16.0 128 h 30 °C 146 mm
September 9.5 59 h 30 °C 229 mm
October 6.5 38 h 29 °C 209 mm
November 12.0 98 h 29 °C 192 mm
December 27.0 276 h 30 °C 39 mm

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Technical details of puerto velero beach 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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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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