Overview

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Playa Kanoa is a kitesurfing spot located on the southeast coast of Curaçao. This spot, exposed to easterly trade winds, offers windy conditions and choppy water. The wild setting and surrounding cliffs make it an impressive spot.

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Spot forecast for Playa Kanoa

Sunrise 06:25 · Sunset 18:14

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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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Playa Kanoa: when to go?

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Season · peak

431h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in January, with 431 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 52%21-30 knots · under 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 29 °C. The wettest month is November, with 80 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Kanoa

Monthly averages — Playa Kanoa — 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	431 h	29 °C	60 mm
February	28.0	372 h	29 °C	38 mm
March	31.0	420 h	30 °C	23 mm
April	30.0	418 h	30 °C	60 mm
May	31.0	431 h	31 °C	51 mm
June	30.0	439 h	30 °C	61 mm
July	31.0	463 h	31 °C	41 mm
August	30.0	418 h	31 °C	52 mm
September	29.0	402 h	32 °C	17 mm
October	28.5	346 h	32 °C	44 mm
November	24.5	317 h	30 °C	80 mm
December	31.0	424 h	30 °C	46 mm

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Technical details of Playa Kanoa 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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Ogimet - Hato Airport, Curacao (Netherlands Antilles)11.3 km

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