Overview

Kitesurf

Isla Ensenada - Sand Bar is a kitesurf spot located in Chiriquí Province, on the Pacific coast of Panama. This sandbar offers a shallow and sheltered body of water, ideal for flat water kitesurfing. Thermal winds and trade winds create rideable conditions during the dry season from December to April. The spot is accessible to beginners and intermediates thanks to the shallow water.

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Spot forecast for Isla Ensenada | Sand Bar

Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 18:09

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:27 · 1.5 m High tide 10:34 · 2.6 m Low tide 16:58 · 1.3 m High tide 23:26 · 2.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:41 · 1.4 m High tide 11:46 · 2.7 m Low tide 18:03 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:25 · 2.9 m Low tide 06:43 · 1.3 m High tide 12:47 · 2.8 m Low tide 18:56 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:13 · 3.1 m Low tide 07:31 · 1 m High tide 13:38 · 3 m Low tide 19:41 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:55 · 3.3 m Low tide 08:14 · 0.8 m High tide 14:22 · 3.2 m Low tide 20:23 · 0.8 m

Isla Ensenada | Sand Bar: 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

54h

in March · 12.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to April, peaking in March: 8 rideable days a month and 54 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is September, at 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 758 mm.

Monthly averages: Isla Ensenada | Sand Bar

Monthly averages — Isla Ensenada | Sand Bar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.5	23 h	30 °C	77 mm
February	8.5	32 h	31 °C	102 mm
March	12.5	54 h	31 °C	78 mm
April	6.0	24 h	30 °C	204 mm
May	1.0	6 h	29 °C	373 mm
June	1.0	9 h	28 °C	498 mm
July	1.0	4 h	28 °C	334 mm
August	1.0	6 h	28 °C	347 mm
September	1.5	9 h	27 °C	382 mm
October	0.0	4 h	27 °C	463 mm
November	2.5	13 h	27 °C	758 mm
December	1.0	5 h	28 °C	235 mm

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Technical details of Isla Ensenada | Sand Bar spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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Isla Ensenada | Sand Bar kitesurf spot