Overview

Castro Chiloe is a kitesurfing spot located in Castro, on Chiloe Island, in the Los Lagos region of Chile. The town offers access to the Chiloe Channel with windy conditions. Wind blows variably, often from the northwest or southwest, between 12 and 25 knots. The Chiloe region is very windy year-round. The spot is suited for intermediate to advanced riders. The water is cold (10-14 degrees C), a full wetsuit is required.

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Spot forecast for Castro Chiloé

Sunrise 06:55 · Sunset 20:23

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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 30.4 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 01:31 · 2.5 m High tide 08:13 · 3.5 m Low tide 15:49 · 2.1 m High tide 22:35 · 3.2 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:35 · 2.3 m High tide 10:16 · 3.6 m Low tide 16:48 · 1.8 m High tide 23:18 · 3.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:48 · 2 m High tide 11:07 · 3.9 m Low tide 17:26 · 1.5 m High tide 23:49 · 3.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:32 · 1.7 m High tide 11:44 · 4.2 m Low tide 17:57 · 1.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:15 · 4.2 m Low tide 06:08 · 1.3 m High tide 12:17 · 4.4 m Low tide 18:26 · 0.9 m

Castro Chiloé: 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

182h

in December · 20.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are September, December and March, at 21 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is August, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 10 °C. The wettest month is June, with 287 mm.

Monthly averages: Castro Chiloé

Monthly averages — Castro Chiloé — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.0	127 h	19 °C	45 mm
February	14.5	129 h	19 °C	36 mm
March	20.0	178 h	16 °C	143 mm
April	14.0	114 h	14 °C	136 mm
May	16.0	103 h	11 °C	193 mm
June	17.5	121 h	10 °C	287 mm
July	15.0	117 h	10 °C	168 mm
August	13.5	92 h	11 °C	161 mm
September	22.5	207 h	12 °C	240 mm
October	14.5	121 h	14 °C	105 mm
November	18.0	165 h	15 °C	112 mm
December	20.5	182 h	16 °C	64 mm

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Technical details of Castro Chiloé spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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