Overview

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Sipacate is a kitesurfing spot located on Guatemala's Pacific coast, in the Escuintla department. The spot is within the Sipacate-El Naranjo national park, offering a preserved natural setting with mangroves and an estuary.

Conditions are suited for intermediate kitesurfers. The prevailing wind comes from the northeast (offshore) during the dry season (November to April), creating wave conditions with side-offshore wind. The water is warm (around 29°C) and waves can be present on the ocean.

The volcanic black sand beach is typical of Guatemala's Pacific coast. The spot is accessible from Guatemala City in about 2 hours by road.

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Spot forecast for Sipacate

Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 17:42

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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 5.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:06 · 0.8 m High tide 09:19 · 1.6 m Low tide 15:50 · 0.7 m High tide 22:06 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:15 · 0.8 m High tide 10:22 · 1.5 m Low tide 16:45 · 0.7 m High tide 23:05 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:19 · 0.7 m High tide 11:26 · 1.5 m Low tide 17:35 · 0.6 m High tide 23:58 · 1.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 06:15 · 0.6 m High tide 12:22 · 1.6 m Low tide 18:20 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:44 · 1.8 m Low tide 07:05 · 0.5 m High tide 13:11 · 1.6 m Low tide 19:05 · 0.5 m

Sipacate: 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

4h

in September · 1 rideable days

The season runs from August to October, peaking in September: 1 rideable days a month and 4 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 30 °C. The wettest month is June, with 549 mm.

Monthly averages: Sipacate

Monthly averages — Sipacate — 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	33 °C	2 mm
February	0.0	1 h	33 °C	12 mm
March	0.0	0 h	33 °C	13 mm
April	0.0	1 h	34 °C	64 mm
May	0.0	2 h	33 °C	113 mm
June	0.5	5 h	30 °C	549 mm
July	0.0	2 h	32 °C	184 mm
August	0.5	3 h	32 °C	232 mm
September	1.0	4 h	30 °C	266 mm
October	1.0	5 h	30 °C	260 mm
November	0.0	1 h	31 °C	157 mm
December	0.0	1 h	32 °C	29 mm

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Technical details of Sipacate spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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