Overview

Playa Matamora is a kitesurfing spot in Colonia, on the shores of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay. This spot offers choppy water conditions in a pleasant estuary setting.

Favorable winds come mainly from the south, southwest, west, and northwest. The kitesurf season runs from October to March, with winds of 15-25 knots. The Río de la Plata offers varied conditions depending on wind direction.

The spot suits intermediate riders. The Río de la Plata water is fresh to brackish.

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Spot forecast for Playa Matamora

Sunrise 06:02 · Sunset 19:08

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Playa Matamora: when to go?

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Season · peak

327h

in January · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to January, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 327 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is July, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 259 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Matamora

Monthly averages — Playa Matamora — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	327 h	29 °C	56 mm
February	23.0	206 h	29 °C	112 mm
March	23.5	201 h	26 °C	259 mm
April	22.0	214 h	21 °C	166 mm
May	21.0	181 h	17 °C	119 mm
June	21.5	173 h	15 °C	63 mm
July	16.5	142 h	14 °C	11 mm
August	23.5	241 h	16 °C	110 mm
September	24.0	203 h	19 °C	58 mm
October	23.0	241 h	22 °C	88 mm
November	28.0	287 h	25 °C	114 mm
December	27.0	284 h	27 °C	39 mm

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Technical details of Playa Matamora spot

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

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, E, ESE, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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