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Spot de La Barranca

La Barranca kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Peru · La Libertad

-7.33 | -79.59

Overview

La Barranca is a kitesurf spot located in the La Libertad region, on the northern coast of Peru. The beach offers regular windy conditions in a relatively isolated setting. The south to south-east wind blows in the afternoon between 12 and 20 knots from May to December. The coast is exposed to Pacific swells. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders.
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La Barranca: 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 spot works year-round: 31 rideable days a month on average, at 25 °C. It peaks in January, with 341 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65% 13-20 knots · 35%

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 23 °C. The wettest month is January, with 10 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — La Barranca — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 341 h 28 °C 10 mm
February 28.5 264 h 30 °C 7 mm
March 31.0 314 h 29 °C 7 mm
April 30.0 352 h 27 °C 6 mm
May 31.0 416 h 25 °C 2 mm
June 30.0 385 h 24 °C 0 mm
July 31.0 389 h 23 °C 0 mm
August 31.0 404 h 23 °C 0 mm
September 30.0 374 h 23 °C 1 mm
October 31.0 416 h 23 °C 3 mm
November 30.0 375 h 24 °C 4 mm
December 31.0 369 h 25 °C 3 mm
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Technical details of La Barranca spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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