Name: El Bluff8b
Address: NI

Overview

Kitesurf

El Bluff is a kitesurf spot located on the southern Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, near Bluefields. This spot offers a coastal body of water exposed to the easterly trade winds in a little-visited region. The east to northeast trade winds blow from December to April, providing consistent conditions. The spot is remote and reserved for self-sufficient riders due to the lack of infrastructure.

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Spot forecast for El Bluff8b

Sunrise 05:24 · Sunset 17:13

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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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El Bluff8b: when to go?

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Season · peak

350h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in January: 29 rideable days a month and 350 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is September, at 13.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 27 °C. The wettest month is July, with 497 mm.

Monthly averages: El Bluff8b

Monthly averages — El Bluff8b — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	31.0	350 h	28 °C	249 mm
February	26.5	289 h	28 °C	91 mm
March	30.5	309 h	29 °C	52 mm
April	30.0	321 h	29 °C	107 mm
May	29.0	259 h	30 °C	232 mm
June	17.5	148 h	28 °C	456 mm
July	28.5	322 h	28 °C	497 mm
August	25.5	180 h	29 °C	300 mm
September	13.5	70 h	29 °C	271 mm
October	13.5	80 h	29 °C	446 mm
November	19.0	156 h	28 °C	455 mm
December	29.0	289 h	27 °C	316 mm

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Technical details of El Bluff8b 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: Advanced

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