Name: Melia Buena Vista West Beach
Address: CU

Overview

Melia Buena Vista West Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba. This spot offers calm, sheltered water and consistent trade winds. The shallow turquoise waters are suited to beginners.

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Spot forecast for Melia Buena Vista West Beach

Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 18:47

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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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Melia Buena Vista West Beach: 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

384h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 384 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 51%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 51% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C.

Monthly averages: Melia Buena Vista West Beach

Monthly averages — Melia Buena Vista West Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature
January	24.5	256 h	26 °C
February	23.5	278 h	26 °C
March	27.0	303 h	27 °C
April	28.0	371 h	27 °C
May	31.0	384 h	29 °C
June	26.0	364 h	31 °C
July	30.5	453 h	31 °C
August	27.0	310 h	32 °C
September	20.5	188 h	31 °C
October	19.5	222 h	30 °C
November	26.5	320 h	27 °C
December	26.0	307 h	27 °C

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Technical details of Melia Buena Vista West Beach 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: Beginner

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