Name: Arashi
Address: AW

Overview

Arashi is a kitesurfing spot located at the northwest tip of Aruba. This spot offers calm Caribbean waters and side-shore easterly trade winds. The water conditions are suited to intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Arashi

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 18:18

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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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Arashi: when to go?

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Season · peak

403h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 31 °C. It peaks in January, with 403 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 17%13-20 knots · 79%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 79% 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 November, with 81 mm.

Monthly averages: Arashi

Monthly averages — Arashi — 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	403 h	29 °C	42 mm
February	27.5	358 h	29 °C	32 mm
March	31.0	422 h	30 °C	17 mm
April	30.0	420 h	30 °C	18 mm
May	31.0	442 h	31 °C	43 mm
June	30.0	448 h	31 °C	31 mm
July	31.0	464 h	31 °C	30 mm
August	30.5	429 h	32 °C	29 mm
September	29.0	398 h	32 °C	21 mm
October	29.5	365 h	32 °C	28 mm
November	26.0	337 h	30 °C	81 mm
December	31.0	432 h	30 °C	52 mm

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Technical details of Arashi spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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P43P MATIVIDIRI AW11.5 kmsource madis - NOAA

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Additional stations

Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA)12.9 km

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P43G-1311.3 km

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