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Cardenas kitesurf spot

Nicaragua · Rivas

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 35 m 11.2 | -85.52

Overview

Cárdenas is a kitesurf spot located on the southwest shore of Lake Nicaragua, in the department of Rivas. This spot offers flat water with views of the lake and surrounding volcanoes. Thermal winds and easterly trade winds create rideable conditions between November and April. The lake offers a tideless body of water, suitable for beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Cardenas

Sunrise 05:31 · 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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Cardenas: when to go?

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Season · peak

394h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in January: 29 rideable days a month and 394 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 396 mm.

Monthly averages: Cardenas
Monthly averages — Cardenas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 394 h 28 °C 143 mm
February 27.0 355 h 29 °C 57 mm
March 29.0 382 h 32 °C 20 mm
April 29.5 396 h 32 °C 45 mm
May 29.0 304 h 32 °C 116 mm
June 19.0 213 h 29 °C 396 mm
July 30.0 411 h 28 °C 289 mm
August 30.0 349 h 29 °C 242 mm
September 18.0 167 h 29 °C 287 mm
October 15.5 157 h 29 °C 360 mm
November 21.5 280 h 28 °C 285 mm
December 30.0 404 h 27 °C 243 mm

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Technical details of Cardenas 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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Open all year round
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Beginner

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