Overview

Kitesurf

Vargas is a kitesurf spot on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, in Limón Province. This tropical beach benefits from consistent easterly trade winds, offering regular conditions for kitesurfing. East to northeast winds dominate from January to April. The spot features a body of water with small Caribbean waves, in a pristine natural environment.

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Spot forecast for Vargas

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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Vargas: 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

39h

in March · 12 rideable days

The season runs from February to April, peaking in March: 7 rideable days a month and 39 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is July, 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 January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is November, with 534 mm.

Monthly averages: Vargas

Monthly averages — Vargas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	1.0	7 h	28 °C	278 mm
February	3.5	15 h	28 °C	333 mm
March	12.0	39 h	29 °C	107 mm
April	6.5	22 h	29 °C	328 mm
May	2.5	11 h	30 °C	281 mm
June	1.5	8 h	29 °C	388 mm
July	0.0	7 h	29 °C	488 mm
August	1.0	7 h	29 °C	294 mm
September	1.0	7 h	29 °C	254 mm
October	0.5	5 h	29 °C	329 mm
November	1.0	4 h	28 °C	534 mm
December	0.5	6 h	28 °C	468 mm

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Technical details of Vargas 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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