Overview

Kitesurf

Loob is a kitesurf spot in the Ilocos Region on the northwest coast of Luzon. The beach faces the South China Sea and catches NE Amihan winds (Nov-May). A quiet coastal spot with sandy beach and open water riding, providing an uncrowded alternative to more popular Ilocos spots.

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Sunrise 05:53 · Sunset 17:33

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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 1.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:09 · 0.9 m Low tide 13:17 · 0.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:02 · 0.8 m Low tide 13:25 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:52 · 0.8 m Low tide 13:21 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:42 · 0.7 m Low tide 13:17 · 0.4 m High tide 19:12 · 0.5 m Low tide 23:56 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 06:32 · 0.7 m Low tide 13:10 · 0.4 m High tide 19:19 · 0.6 m

: 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

80h

in December · 14 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 9 rideable days a month and 80 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is July, with 738 mm.

Monthly averages:

Monthly averages — — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.5	68 h	29 °C	20 mm
February	5.5	48 h	30 °C	23 mm
March	4.0	21 h	31 °C	14 mm
April	0.0	0 h	33 °C	15 mm
May	0.0	0 h	32 °C	214 mm
June	0.0	0 h	31 °C	342 mm
July	0.0	1 h	29 °C	738 mm
August	0.0	0 h	30 °C	251 mm
September	0.5	4 h	29 °C	645 mm
October	2.5	19 h	30 °C	222 mm
November	11.0	65 h	30 °C	223 mm
December	14.0	80 h	30 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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