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Matanzas kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Cuba · Matanzas

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 23.04 | -81.57

Overview

Matanzas is a spot located in the Bay of Matanzas, on the north coast of Cuba. The bay offers a partially protected body of water facing the Atlantic. The easterly trade winds arrive regularly in the bay. Conditions are suited to intermediate riders with moderate chop.
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Spot forecast for Matanzas

Sunrise 07:25 · Sunset 18:56

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 7.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now04:300.5 m11:380.2 m17:350.4 m22:570.3 m05:370.5 m12:180.2 m18:160.4 m00:070.2 m06:330.5 m12:510.2 m18:520.5 m01:080.2 m07:220.5 m13:220.2 m19:280.6 m02:010.1 m08:080.5 m13:530.2 m21:060.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m

Matanzas: 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

166h

in July · 21 rideable days

The season runs from February to July, peaking in July: 18 rideable days a month and 166 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is September, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 14 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 16 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 17.5 rideable days M June: 18 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days21 d J August: 11.5 rideable days A September: 4 rideable days4 d S October: 14 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 14 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 16 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 17.5 rideable days M June: 18 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days21 d J August: 11.5 rideable days A September: 4 rideable days4 d S October: 14 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C. The wettest month is August, with 187 mm.

Monthly averages: Matanzas
Monthly averages — Matanzas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.0 119 h 26 °C 23 mm
February 16.0 129 h 27 °C 29 mm
March 16.0 111 h 30 °C 47 mm
April 20.0 226 h 29 °C 22 mm
May 17.5 120 h 33 °C 39 mm
June 18.0 137 h 31 °C 152 mm
July 21.0 166 h 32 °C 107 mm
August 11.5 76 h 32 °C 187 mm
September 4.0 31 h 31 °C 178 mm
October 14.0 137 h 29 °C 115 mm
November 19.5 187 h 27 °C 63 mm
December 18.0 149 h 27 °C 65 mm

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Technical details of Matanzas 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.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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