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Ometepe Santa Domingo kitesurf spot

Nicaragua · Rivas

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 31 m 11.51 | -85.55

Overview

Ometepe - Santo Domingo is a kitesurf spot located on Ometepe Island, in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. This island formed by two volcanoes offers a spectacular setting with Santo Domingo beach between the two volcanoes. Thermal winds and easterly trade winds create rideable conditions from November to April. The lake water is flat with occasional chop, in a unique volcanic landscape.

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Spot forecast for Ometepe Santa Domingo

Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 17:21

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Ometepe Santa Domingo: 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

369h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 29 rideable days a month and 369 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is October, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d O November: 18 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d O November: 18 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is November, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 491 mm.

Monthly averages: Ometepe Santa Domingo
Monthly averages — Ometepe Santa Domingo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 369 h 29 °C 49 mm
February 27.0 323 h 29 °C 30 mm
March 28.5 319 h 31 °C 30 mm
April 29.5 331 h 31 °C 43 mm
May 22.5 194 h 31 °C 192 mm
June 15.0 134 h 28 °C 491 mm
July 29.0 347 h 28 °C 292 mm
August 28.0 250 h 28 °C 268 mm
September 12.5 84 h 28 °C 378 mm
October 10.5 103 h 28 °C 448 mm
November 18.0 195 h 27 °C 310 mm
December 27.5 356 h 27 °C 146 mm

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Technical details of Ometepe Santa Domingo 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.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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