Name: Isla Grande
Address: PA

Overview

Kitesurf

Isla Grande is a kitesurf spot located on an island off the Caribbean coast of Panama, east of Colón. This tropical island offers turquoise waters and a paradise setting for kitesurfing. The east to northeast trade winds blow from December to April, providing sailing conditions with small chop. An intermediate spot in a stunning island setting.

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Spot forecast for Isla Grande

Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 17:59

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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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Isla Grande: 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

295h

in January · 27 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 24 rideable days a month and 295 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is September, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97%13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is July, with 351 mm.

Monthly averages: Isla Grande

Monthly averages — Isla Grande — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	295 h	28 °C	182 mm
February	24.5	272 h	28 °C	173 mm
March	26.5	281 h	29 °C	129 mm
April	23.0	211 h	29 °C	244 mm
May	4.5	20 h	29 °C	286 mm
June	2.5	13 h	30 °C	312 mm
July	7.0	49 h	29 °C	351 mm
August	3.5	25 h	29 °C	269 mm
September	0.5	3 h	29 °C	246 mm
October	0.5	5 h	29 °C	345 mm
November	6.0	38 h	29 °C	344 mm
December	17.0	167 h	28 °C	292 mm

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Technical details of Isla Grande 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: Intermediate

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