Overview

Kitesurf

Isla de Útila - Pumpkin Hill Beach is a kitesurf spot on the north coast of Útila Island, Bay Islands of Honduras. This exposed beach offers a more open body of water with Caribbean wave conditions. The east to northeast trade winds blow from December to April, creating side-shore conditions. The spot is suited for intermediate to advanced riders due to wave exposure.

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Spot forecast for Isla de Utila | Pumpkin Hill Beach

Sunrise 05:40 · 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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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Isla de Utila | Pumpkin Hill Beach: when to go?

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Season · peak

382h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 29 rideable days a month and 382 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is October, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 45%13-20 knots · 51%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 51% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 468 mm.

Monthly averages: Isla de Utila | Pumpkin Hill Beach

Monthly averages — Isla de Utila | Pumpkin Hill 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	23.5	236 h	27 °C	212 mm
February	24.0	251 h	27 °C	68 mm
March	28.0	272 h	28 °C	58 mm
April	27.5	362 h	28 °C	76 mm
May	30.5	382 h	29 °C	24 mm
June	27.0	306 h	29 °C	82 mm
July	30.0	417 h	29 °C	117 mm
August	28.0	293 h	29 °C	117 mm
September	23.5	174 h	30 °C	190 mm
October	13.0	76 h	29 °C	340 mm
November	15.0	122 h	27 °C	468 mm
December	24.5	222 h	27 °C	407 mm

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Technical details of Isla de Utila | Pumpkin Hill Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, 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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