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Playa San Juan / Tela kitesurf spot

Honduras · Atlántida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m 15.79 | -87.51

Overview

Playa San Juan / Tela is a kitesurf spot located on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, in the department of Atlántida. This beach offers a coastal body of water facing the easterly trade winds, near the seaside town of Tela. East to northeast trade winds blow regularly from December to April, offering sailing conditions with small chop. An intermediate spot on the Honduran Caribbean coast.

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Spot forecast for Playa San Juan / Tela

Sunrise 05:43 · Sunset 17:26

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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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Playa San Juan / Tela: 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

217h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from February to August, peaking in May: 24 rideable days a month and 217 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 18 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 7 rideable days S October: 4 rideable days4 d O November: 5.5 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 18 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 7 rideable days S October: 4 rideable days4 d O November: 5.5 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 890 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa San Juan / Tela
Monthly averages — Playa San Juan / Tela — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.0 70 h 28 °C 234 mm
February 20.5 128 h 28 °C 99 mm
March 26.5 176 h 30 °C 65 mm
April 27.5 209 h 30 °C 106 mm
May 29.0 217 h 32 °C 54 mm
June 18.0 120 h 31 °C 254 mm
July 26.0 185 h 30 °C 284 mm
August 20.5 127 h 30 °C 229 mm
September 7.0 34 h 31 °C 293 mm
October 4.0 16 h 29 °C 466 mm
November 5.5 35 h 28 °C 890 mm
December 12.0 63 h 27 °C 636 mm

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Technical details of Playa San Juan / Tela 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.

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

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