Cayo Coco | Playa Las Coloradas kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Cuba · Ciego de Ávila

Spot currently openBeginner level 22.53 | -78.35

Overview

Cayo Coco - Playa Las Coloradas is a spot located on the famous cayo in northern Cuba. The spot offers a white sand beach facing the Atlantic with shallow turquoise waters. The easterly trade winds blow very regularly over the Cuban cayos. The water is protected by reefs, offering flat water conditions ideal for beginners.
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Spot forecast for Cayo Coco | Playa Las Coloradas

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 Las Coloradas: 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

451h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 451 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days18 d O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days18 d O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 47%13-20 knots · 52%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 52% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C.

Monthly averages: Cayo Coco | Playa Las Coloradas
Monthly averages — Cayo Coco | Playa Las Coloradas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.5 208 h 26 °C 0 mm
February 21.0 254 h 27 °C 0 mm
March 25.5 283 h 28 °C 0 mm
April 25.0 336 h 28 °C 0 mm
May 30.0 379 h 30 °C 0 mm
June 26.0 349 h 31 °C 0 mm
July 30.5 451 h 31 °C 0 mm
August 25.5 324 h 32 °C 0 mm
September 20.0 188 h 32 °C 0 mm
October 18.0 184 h 30 °C 0 mm
November 24.5 289 h 28 °C 0 mm
December 21.0 256 h 27 °C 0 mm

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Technical details of Cayo Coco | Playa Las Coloradas 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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