Caleta Yani kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Chile · Bío Bío

Spot currently openIntermediate level -37.37 | -73.66

Overview

Caleta Yani is a kitesurf spot located in the Bío Bío region, Chile. The cove offers windy conditions on the Pacific coast. The south to southwest wind blows in the afternoon between 15 and 22 knots from September to March. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Caleta Yani

Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 20:16

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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 2.6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:590.7 m07:321.2 m14:410.4 m20:501 m02:060.6 m08:221.3 m15:120.4 m21:191.1 m02:540.5 m09:021.3 m15:380.3 m21:461.2 m03:360.4 m09:391.3 m16:030.2 m22:141.3 m04:150.3 m10:161.4 m16:290.2 m22:431.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.4 m

Caleta Yani: 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

472h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 26 rideable days a month and 472 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is June, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 15 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 15 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 11 °C. The wettest month is June, with 345 mm.

Monthly averages: Caleta Yani
Monthly averages — Caleta Yani — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 472 h 19 °C 7 mm
February 25.5 328 h 19 °C 5 mm
March 22.0 296 h 18 °C 63 mm
April 16.0 131 h 15 °C 102 mm
May 13.5 111 h 12 °C 102 mm
June 9.5 63 h 11 °C 345 mm
July 16.0 150 h 11 °C 136 mm
August 15.0 142 h 12 °C 122 mm
September 13.5 142 h 13 °C 114 mm
October 27.0 327 h 15 °C 40 mm
November 22.5 290 h 16 °C 33 mm
December 30.0 420 h 18 °C 14 mm

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Technical details of Caleta Yani spot

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

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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