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Roca Bruja kitesurf spot

Costa Rica · Provincia de Guanacaste

Spot currently openAdvanced level 10.79 | -85.68

Overview

Roca Bruja is a kitesurf spot located on the northern Pacific coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This rocky spot offers a spectacular setting with rock formations and quality waves. The Papagayo winds from the northeast blow powerfully from December to April. The spot is suited for advanced riders due to the rocks and wave conditions.

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Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 17:22

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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 4.9 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now02:061 m08:202 m14:490.9 m21:091.9 m03:161 m09:241.9 m15:520.9 m22:131.9 m04:281 m10:321.9 m16:520.9 m23:122 m05:300.9 m11:352 m17:430.8 m00:022.2 m06:220.8 m12:282.1 m18:290.7 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Roca Bruja: 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

97h

in January · 19 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 16 rideable days a month and 97 hours of usable wind, at 33 °C. The low point is September, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 19 rideable days19 d J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 1.5 rideable days M June: 0.5 rideable days J July: 3.5 rideable days J August: 2 rideable days A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 2.5 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 16 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 19 rideable days19 d J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 1.5 rideable days M June: 0.5 rideable days J July: 3.5 rideable days J August: 2 rideable days A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 2.5 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 16 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is October, at 29 °C. The wettest month is June, with 512 mm.

Monthly averages: Roca Bruja
Monthly averages — Roca Bruja — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.0 97 h 32 °C 14 mm
February 18.5 126 h 33 °C 8 mm
March 14.0 78 h 35 °C 8 mm
April 13.5 78 h 35 °C 27 mm
May 1.5 11 h 33 °C 153 mm
June 0.5 2 h 30 °C 512 mm
July 3.5 17 h 31 °C 248 mm
August 2.0 9 h 31 °C 221 mm
September 0.0 1 h 30 °C 344 mm
October 2.5 7 h 29 °C 398 mm
November 6.5 24 h 29 °C 331 mm
December 16.0 87 h 31 °C 77 mm

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Technical details of Roca Bruja spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable 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 N, NNE, NE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E.

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