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Cayo Coco | Playa Coco kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Cuba

Spot currently openBeginner level 22.53 | -78.46

Overview

Cayo Coco - Playa Coco is a spot located on the famous Cayo Coco, in northern Cuba. This white sand beach offers turquoise waters and a body of water protected by reefs. The easterly trade winds blow very consistently over the cayos. The spot is ideal for beginners thanks to the flat water and shallow depth.
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Spot forecast for Cayo Coco | Playa Coco

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:44

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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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Cayo Coco | Playa Coco: 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

340h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 340 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is September, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 24 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 24 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C. The wettest month is October, with 169 mm.

Monthly averages: Cayo Coco | Playa Coco
Monthly averages — Cayo Coco | Playa Coco — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.0 207 h 26 °C 30 mm
February 20.5 236 h 27 °C 47 mm
March 24.0 267 h 28 °C 54 mm
April 24.0 339 h 28 °C 29 mm
May 29.0 340 h 31 °C 29 mm
June 24.5 334 h 30 °C 141 mm
July 28.5 387 h 31 °C 58 mm
August 23.5 261 h 32 °C 112 mm
September 14.5 137 h 32 °C 164 mm
October 19.0 176 h 30 °C 169 mm
November 24.0 285 h 27 °C 90 mm
December 23.5 261 h 26 °C 77 mm

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Technical details of Cayo Coco | Playa Coco spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Depending on conditions 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 ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: NE, SE.

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