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San Andrés kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Peru · Région d'Ica

Spot currently openIntermediate level -13.77 | -76.24

Overview

San Andres is a kitesurf spot located in the Ica region of Peru, near Paracas. This fishing village offers a beach with regular windy conditions. The south wind blows between 15 and 25 knots, particularly from October to April. The beach is open to the bay. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders. San Andres is a good alternative to Paracas Bay, with fewer crowds.
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Spot forecast for San Andrés

Sunrise 05:35 · Sunset 18:03

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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 2.4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now01:330.7 m09:170.3 m14:200.4 m18:200.4 m02:240.8 m09:440.3 m15:150.5 m19:550.4 m03:030.8 m10:070.3 m15:540.5 m20:570.4 m03:360.8 m10:270.2 m16:280.6 m21:490.3 m04:050.8 m10:450.2 m16:590.7 m22:360.3 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m

San Andrés: 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

155h

in January · 28 rideable days

The season runs from October to April, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 155 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is June, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days28 d J February: 25 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days28 d J February: 25 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 23%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 20 °C. The wettest month is February, with 17 mm.

Monthly averages: San Andrés
Monthly averages — San Andrés — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.0 155 h 28 °C 3 mm
February 25.0 120 h 29 °C 17 mm
March 26.5 141 h 29 °C 0 mm
April 23.5 118 h 28 °C 0 mm
May 16.5 57 h 24 °C 0 mm
June 15.5 59 h 21 °C 0 mm
July 16.0 54 h 20 °C 0 mm
August 23.0 97 h 21 °C 0 mm
September 19.5 89 h 22 °C 0 mm
October 22.5 105 h 23 °C 0 mm
November 23.0 126 h 25 °C 0 mm
December 26.5 127 h 26 °C 2 mm

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Technical details of San Andrés spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Depending on conditions 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 SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: SE, SW.

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

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