Overview

Kitesurf

Kahkabila is a kitesurf spot located on the southern Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. This remote spot offers a coastal body of water in a pristine natural setting. The east to northeast trade winds blow from December to April. The spot is very isolated and reserved for self-sufficient and experienced riders due to the complete lack of infrastructure.

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Spot forecast for Kahkabila

Sunrise 05:25 · 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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Kahkabila: 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

312h

in January · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 312 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is October, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 27 °C. The wettest month is July, with 424 mm.

Monthly averages: Kahkabila

Monthly averages — Kahkabila — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	312 h	28 °C	201 mm
February	26.0	262 h	28 °C	83 mm
March	27.0	228 h	30 °C	41 mm
April	29.0	289 h	30 °C	111 mm
May	27.5	230 h	30 °C	215 mm
June	17.0	117 h	29 °C	408 mm
July	27.0	275 h	29 °C	424 mm
August	21.5	155 h	29 °C	306 mm
September	11.0	56 h	30 °C	274 mm
October	7.5	69 h	29 °C	381 mm
November	19.0	158 h	28 °C	352 mm
December	28.0	274 h	27 °C	275 mm

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Technical details of Kahkabila 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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