Best Kitespots in Chile

49 spots · South America

Best for kiting from October to December, with 51 to 52 % kite days. Water 13 to 15 °C.

Median of 38 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 49 spots
Median kite days: 39 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 14 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Isla Mocha; 66 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Chile

Chile has 49 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 39 % kite days over the year; Isla Mocha leads with 66 %. The spots spread over 11 regions.

Best season at the median spot: October to December (50 % kite days or more). Water 13 to 17 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Chile

Kitesurfing in Matanzas, Chile
Windiest month: October, 71 % kite days
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3. M
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12. D
Kite days by month in Matanzas, Chile: Jan 64 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 54 %, May 25 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 67 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Chile

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: October to December

Kite days at the median spot range from 21 % in May to 52 % in December.

Water 13 °C in July to 17 °C in February. Air 13 °C in July to 18 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Chile: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Chile?

The best months are October to December: the median spot in Chile had 51 to 52 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Chile?

Isla Mocha has the most kite days in Chile: 66 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Chile?

The water ranges from 13 °C in July to 17 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 in July, 4/3 in February.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in Chile
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Matanzas, Chile	64	54	61	54	25	25	22	38	55	71	69	67

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Chile
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Antofagasta Region	9	9	9	8	6	10	11	13	20	18	16	15
Atacama Region	27	25	26	16	14	22	20	31	44	48	39	35
Biobio Region	75	67	61	42	32	35	39	41	57	66	64	70
Coquimbo Region	32	26	33	30	33	43	42	41	53	57	51	43
Maule Region	58	51	50	38	18	23	20	30	49	62	62	66
O'Higgins Region	62	54	60	54	25	25	22	38	55	71	67	67
Valparaiso Region	43	35	43	46	28	27	23	39	58	53	51	50

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Chile
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Antofagasta Region	19 °C	20 °C	19 °C	18 °C	17 °C	16 °C	16 °C	16 °C	16 °C	16 °C	17 °C	18 °C
Atacama Region	18 °C	19 °C	18 °C	17 °C	15 °C	15 °C	15 °C	15 °C	14 °C	15 °C	16 °C	17 °C
Biobio Region	14 °C	14 °C	14 °C	13 °C	13 °C	12 °C	11 °C	12 °C	12 °C	12 °C	13 °C	13 °C
Coquimbo Region	16 °C	17 °C	16 °C	14 °C	14 °C	13 °C	13 °C	13 °C	13 °C	13 °C	14 °C	15 °C
Maule Region	14 °C	14 °C	14 °C	13 °C	13 °C	12 °C	12 °C	12 °C	12 °C	12 °C	13 °C	13 °C
O'Higgins Region	15 °C	15 °C	15 °C	13 °C	12 °C	13 °C	12 °C	12 °C	12 °C	12 °C	13 °C	14 °C
Valparaiso Region	16 °C	18 °C	17 °C	14 °C	13 °C	13 °C	12 °C	13 °C	13 °C	14 °C	14 °C	15 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Isla Mocha
Chile
66 %
2
Tirua
Chile
62 %
3
Punta Topacalma
Chile
57 %
4
Carelmapu
Chile
56 %
5
Teniente
Chile
55 %
6
Anakena Beach
Chile
54 %
7
Lenga
Chile
53 %
8
Quidico
Chile
52 %
9
Laguna Reloca
Chile
51 %
10
Hookipa
Chile
50 %

Good for learning

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None checked in Chile yet.

By region

Coquimbo Region

8 spots · 41 % kite days per year

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Valparaiso Region

8 spots · 49 % kite days per year

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Biobio Region

7 spots · 53 % kite days per year

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Atacama Region

6 spots · 29 % kite days per year

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Antofagasta Region

5 spots · 14 % kite days per year

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O'Higgins Region

5 spots · 50 % kite days per year

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Maule Region

4 spots · 45 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Chile

Isla Mocha leads with 66 % kite days per year, followed by Isla Mocha, Faro Viejo (66 %) and Isla Mocha, Parcela 12 (66 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Isla Mocha
Chile
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Isla Mocha: Jan 75 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 56 %, May 55 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 73 %
2
Isla Mocha, Faro Viejo
Chile
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Isla Mocha, Faro Viejo: Jan 75 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 56 %, May 55 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 73 %
3
Isla Mocha, Parcela 12
Chile
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Isla Mocha, Parcela 12: Jan 75 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 56 %, May 55 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 73 %
4
Tirua
Chile
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tirua: Jan 77 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 53 %, May 51 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 70 %
5
Punta Topacalma
Chile
57 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Punta Topacalma: Jan 62 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 54 %, May 43 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 67 %
6
Carelmapu
Chile
56 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Carelmapu: Jan 63 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 42 %, May 44 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 66 %
7
Playa de Carelmapu
Chile
56 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa de Carelmapu: Jan 63 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 42 %, May 44 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 66 %
8
Teniente
Chile
55 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Teniente: Jan 56 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 54 %, May 48 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 60 %
9
Anakena Beach
Chile
54 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Anakena Beach: Jan 45 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 59 %, May 62 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 50 %
10
Lenga
Chile
53 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lenga: Jan 74 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 38 %, May 24 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 73 %
11
Quidico
Chile
52 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Quidico: Jan 77 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 42 %, May 32 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 67 %
12
Laguna Reloca
Chile
51 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Laguna Reloca: Jan 62 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 45 %, May 33 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 69 %
13
Hookipa
Chile
50 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hookipa: Jan 63 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 54 %, May 28 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 66 %
14
La Boca
Chile
50 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at La Boca: Jan 63 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 54 %, May 28 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 66 %
15
Matanzas
Chile
50 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Matanzas: Jan 64 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 54 %, May 25 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 67 %

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16 Pupuya 50 %
17 Punta Toro 50 %
18 Punta Parron 50 %
19 Mamani 49 %
20 Ritoque 49 %
21 Playa Amarilla 45 %
22 Los Vilos 41 %
23 Puerto Aldea 41 %
24 Llico 40 %
25 Dichato 39 %
26 Pichidangui 34 %
27 Las Machas 33 %
28 Playa Chinchorro 33 %
29 Curanipe 32 %
30 Huasco 30 %
31 Copiapo River 29 %
32 Pichilemu 29 %
33 Bahia Inglesa 28 %
34 Caldera 28 %
35 Rocas de Santo Domingo 28 %
36 Santo Domingo 28 %
37 Punta Choros 27 %
38 Algarrobo 26 %
39 El Lenguado 23 %
40 Playa Amarilla 23 %
41 Choralillo 21 %
42 Maitencillo 17 %
43 La Herraura 14 %
44 Sereme o Beach 9 %
45 Pucon Lake 8 %
46 El Consuelo 7 %
47 Playa Blanca 3 %
48 La Rinconada 1 %
49 Embalse Puclaro 0 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Chile: median of 38 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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