Overview

Kitesurf

Pottot River is a kitesurf spot in the Ilocos Region near Pagudpud, northern Luzon. The river mouth area provides flat water conditions sheltered from open ocean swell. NE Amihan winds (Nov-May) funnel along the river, creating good conditions for flat water riding and beginners.

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Spot forecast for

Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 17:31

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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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 2.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:38 · 0.7 m Low tide 12:45 · 0.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:24 · 0.7 m Low tide 11:42 · 0.2 m High tide 16:33 · 0.3 m Low tide 19:40 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:00 · 0.7 m Low tide 11:30 · 0.3 m High tide 16:40 · 0.4 m Low tide 21:09 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:32 · 0.6 m Low tide 11:21 · 0.3 m High tide 16:58 · 0.5 m Low tide 22:18 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:02 · 0.6 m Low tide 11:14 · 0.3 m High tide 17:25 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:22 · 0.2 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

389h

in December · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in December: 25 rideable days a month and 389 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is June, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 56%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 56% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C. The wettest month is September, with 633 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	29.5	350 h	26 °C	119 mm
February	21.5	244 h	29 °C	51 mm
March	17.5	214 h	30 °C	53 mm
April	12.0	106 h	33 °C	23 mm
May	7.0	62 h	33 °C	231 mm
June	0.5	3 h	32 °C	295 mm
July	4.0	18 h	31 °C	520 mm
August	5.5	38 h	31 °C	146 mm
September	9.5	68 h	30 °C	633 mm
October	22.5	233 h	31 °C	271 mm
November	25.5	309 h	28 °C	373 mm
December	30.5	389 h	27 °C	105 mm

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Technical details of spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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