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Isla Margarita | La Carmela kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Venezuela · Nueva Esparta

Spot currently openAdvanced level 11.06 | -64.33

Overview

La Carmela is a kitesurf spot located on the northwest coast of Margarita Island, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. This spot offers different conditions from the south coast (El Yaque), with more direct exposure to the trade winds. The northeast trade winds blow between 15 and 25 knots, mainly from December to May. The spot is exposed to Atlantic/Caribbean waves, offering interesting kite-wave conditions. The spot is suitable for advanced riders due to the waves and current. The beach is relatively isolated.
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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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Isla Margarita | La Carmela: 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

429h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 32 °C. It peaks in January, with 429 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days M April: 30 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d A September: 27 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days M April: 30 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d A September: 27 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 31 °C. The wettest month is July, with 42 mm.

Monthly averages: Isla Margarita | La Carmela
Monthly averages — Isla Margarita | La Carmela — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 429 h 31 °C 16 mm
February 27.5 368 h 31 °C 15 mm
March 30.0 401 h 31 °C 6 mm
April 30.0 409 h 32 °C 18 mm
May 30.5 428 h 32 °C 16 mm
June 30.0 424 h 31 °C 35 mm
July 28.0 328 h 31 °C 42 mm
August 26.5 259 h 31 °C 31 mm
September 27.0 243 h 33 °C 16 mm
October 26.5 281 h 33 °C 14 mm
November 30.0 343 h 32 °C 14 mm
December 31.0 395 h 31 °C 25 mm

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Technical details of Isla Margarita | La Carmela spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable 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 NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE.

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