Overview

Kitesurf

Black Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, in the Limon province. This black volcanic sand beach offers different conditions from the Pacific coast, with easterly trade winds. East to north-east winds blow for much of the year, with a more pronounced season from January to April. The spot features Caribbean waves and a lush tropical setting.

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Spot forecast for Black Beach

Sunrise 05:19 · Sunset 17:12

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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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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Black 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

6h

in March · 1.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to April, peaking in March: 1 rideable days a month and 6 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 28 °C. The wettest month is November, with 659 mm.

Monthly averages: Black Beach

Monthly averages — Black Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.0	1 h	29 °C	325 mm
February	0.5	1 h	29 °C	318 mm
March	1.5	6 h	30 °C	82 mm
April	0.5	3 h	30 °C	291 mm
May	0.0	0 h	30 °C	303 mm
June	0.0	0 h	30 °C	441 mm
July	0.0	1 h	29 °C	551 mm
August	0.0	1 h	30 °C	256 mm
September	0.0	0 h	30 °C	303 mm
October	0.0	1 h	30 °C	397 mm
November	0.0	0 h	29 °C	659 mm
December	0.0	1 h	28 °C	548 mm

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Technical details of Black Beach spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Black Beach kitesurf spot