Overview

Kitesurf

Malibu is a kitesurf spot located on the Pacific coast of Panama, west of Panama City. This spot offers a coastal body of water with varied conditions depending on the tide and wind. Thermal and northerly winds blow during the dry season from December to April. The significant Panamanian Pacific tides create notable variations in the riding area.

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Spot forecast for Malibu

Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 18:01

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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 3.4 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 03:30 · 1.9 m High tide 09:09 · 3.6 m Low tide 16:01 · 1.7 m High tide 22:21 · 3.5 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:34 · 2 m High tide 10:47 · 3.5 m Low tide 17:00 · 1.7 m High tide 23:52 · 3.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:36 · 1.9 m High tide 12:14 · 3.6 m Low tide 17:58 · 1.7 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:48 · 3.9 m Low tide 06:37 · 1.7 m High tide 13:08 · 3.9 m Low tide 18:54 · 1.5 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:29 · 4.2 m Low tide 07:31 · 1.4 m High tide 13:50 · 4.1 m Low tide 19:46 · 1.3 m

Malibu: 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

178h

in January · 27 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 23 rideable days a month and 178 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is August, at 4 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 24%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 29 °C. The wettest month is June, with 303 mm.

Monthly averages: Malibu

Monthly averages — Malibu — 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	178 h	32 °C	42 mm
February	22.5	167 h	32 °C	38 mm
March	26.0	215 h	33 °C	18 mm
April	21.5	145 h	33 °C	70 mm
May	6.5	26 h	30 °C	204 mm
June	5.0	30 h	29 °C	303 mm
July	11.5	52 h	30 °C	271 mm
August	4.0	24 h	30 °C	253 mm
September	4.5	21 h	29 °C	236 mm
October	9.0	56 h	29 °C	227 mm
November	12.0	71 h	29 °C	260 mm
December	18.0	113 h	30 °C	143 mm

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Technical details of Malibu 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: Intermediate

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