tortuga island | cayo herradura kitesurf spot

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Spot forecast for tortuga island | cayo herradura

Sunrise 06:11 · Sunset 18:01

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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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tortuga island | cayo herradura: 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

107h

in March · 22 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in March: 19 rideable days a month and 107 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is June, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days22 d M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days4 d J July: 7 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days A September: 7 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 15.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days22 d M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days4 d J July: 7 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days A September: 7 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 15.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 53%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 53% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is June, with 57 mm.

Monthly averages: tortuga island | cayo herradura
Monthly averages — tortuga island | cayo herradura — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.5 89 h 29 °C 15 mm
February 18.5 89 h 30 °C 15 mm
March 22.0 107 h 30 °C 8 mm
April 20.5 94 h 31 °C 19 mm
May 12.0 48 h 31 °C 37 mm
June 4.0 17 h 30 °C 57 mm
July 7.0 25 h 30 °C 54 mm
August 10.0 39 h 31 °C 39 mm
September 7.0 23 h 32 °C 30 mm
October 10.0 35 h 32 °C 24 mm
November 9.5 37 h 31 °C 39 mm
December 15.5 73 h 30 °C 26 mm

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Technical details of tortuga island | cayo herradura spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable 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.

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