Overview

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El Estero is a kitesurfing spot located in the Guanacaste province, on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The estuary offers calmer waters and a protected body of water, ideal for flat water sessions. The Papagayo winds, blowing from the north-east between December and April, provide reliable and powerful conditions during the dry season.

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Spot forecast for El Estero

Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 17:23

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:16 · 1 m High tide 09:24 · 1.9 m Low tide 15:52 · 0.9 m High tide 22:13 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:28 · 1 m High tide 10:32 · 1.9 m Low tide 16:51 · 0.9 m High tide 23:12 · 2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:30 · 0.9 m High tide 11:35 · 2 m Low tide 17:43 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:02 · 2.2 m Low tide 06:22 · 0.8 m High tide 12:28 · 2.1 m Low tide 18:29 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:46 · 2.3 m Low tide 07:07 · 0.6 m High tide 13:14 · 2.2 m Low tide 19:12 · 0.6 m

El Estero: 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

286h

in January · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 24 rideable days a month and 286 hours of usable wind, at 33 °C. The low point is September, at 3 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is October, at 28 °C. The wettest month is June, with 449 mm.

Monthly averages: El Estero

Monthly averages — El Estero — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	286 h	33 °C	20 mm
February	25.0	244 h	33 °C	16 mm
March	23.0	172 h	34 °C	12 mm
April	22.5	178 h	34 °C	57 mm
May	7.0	30 h	31 °C	246 mm
June	5.0	26 h	29 °C	449 mm
July	16.0	129 h	30 °C	314 mm
August	6.5	43 h	30 °C	270 mm
September	3.0	10 h	29 °C	346 mm
October	3.0	19 h	28 °C	448 mm
November	12.0	87 h	29 °C	305 mm
December	23.5	223 h	31 °C	60 mm

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Technical details of El Estero spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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El Estero kitesurf spot