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Laguna de Apoyo kitesurf spot

Nicaragua · Masaya

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 73 m 11.92 | -86.03

Overview

Laguna de Apoyo is a kitesurf spot located in a former volcanic crater, near Masaya in Nicaragua. This crater lake offers a spectacular setting with crystal-clear waters surrounded by tropical forest. Thermal winds and trade winds channeled by the crater create sometimes gusty conditions. The body of water is small but offers a unique setting for freshwater kitesurfing.

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Spot forecast for Laguna de Apoyo

Sunrise 05:34 · 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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Laguna de Apoyo: 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

353h

in January · 30 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 353 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is October, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days30 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d O November: 17 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days30 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d O November: 17 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 29 °C. The wettest month is June, with 616 mm.

Monthly averages: Laguna de Apoyo
Monthly averages — Laguna de Apoyo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.0 353 h 31 °C 26 mm
February 26.0 304 h 31 °C 17 mm
March 28.5 305 h 33 °C 17 mm
April 28.5 332 h 34 °C 38 mm
May 23.5 193 h 33 °C 186 mm
June 13.5 114 h 29 °C 616 mm
July 27.5 307 h 29 °C 329 mm
August 26.5 209 h 30 °C 324 mm
September 11.5 71 h 30 °C 452 mm
October 7.5 61 h 30 °C 446 mm
November 17.0 140 h 29 °C 291 mm
December 28.5 317 h 29 °C 88 mm

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Technical details of Laguna de Apoyo spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE.

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Open all year round
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