Best Kitespots in Costa Rica

13 spots · North America

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

Median of 8 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 13 spots
Median kite days: 2 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 30 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Playa Copal; 63 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has 13 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 2 % kite days over the year; Playa Copal leads with 63 %. The spots spread over 8 regions.

Water 28 to 30 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Costa Rica

Kitesurfing in Bahía Salinas
Windiest month: January, 95 % kite days
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 in Bahía Salinas: Jan 95 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 77 %, May 41 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 94 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Costa Rica

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.

Kite days at the median spot range from 0 % in September to 3 % in November.

Water 28 °C in November to 30 °C in May. Air 27 °C in October to 29 °C in March, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Costa Rica: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Costa Rica?

Kiteable wind is rare in Costa Rica: the median spot stays under 20 % kite days in every month from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Costa Rica?

Playa Copal has the most kite days in Costa Rica: 63 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Costa Rica?

The water ranges from 28 °C in November to 30 °C in May at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in November, boardshorts in May.

Destinations by month

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

Kite days by month for destinations in Costa Rica
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bahía Salinas	95	93	94	77	41	36	76	53	20	19	58	94

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.

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
Playa Hermosa
Costa Rica
4 %
2
Nosara
Costa Rica
3 %
3
Playa Mal Pais
Costa Rica
3 %
4
Jaco Beach
Costa Rica
1 %
5
Playa Grande
Costa Rica
1 %
6
Esterillos
Costa Rica
0 %
7
Boca del Rio Sierpe
Costa Rica
0 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Costa Rica yet.

By region

La Cruz

3 spots · 63 % kite days per year

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Playa Copal

Tilarán

3 spots · 0 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Costa Rica

Playa Copal leads with 63 % kite days per year, followed by Playa Coyotera (63 %) and Playa Papaturro (63 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Playa Copal
Costa Rica
63 %
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 Playa Copal: Jan 95 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 77 %, May 41 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 94 %
2
Playa Coyotera
Costa Rica
63 %
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 Playa Coyotera: Jan 95 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 77 %, May 41 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 94 %
3
Playa Papaturro
Costa Rica
63 %
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 Playa Papaturro: Jan 95 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 77 %, May 41 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 94 %
4
Tilawa
Costa Rica
50 %
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 Tilawa: Jan 74 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 67 %, May 32 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 78 %
5
Tico
Costa Rica
49 %
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 Tico: Jan 89 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 84 %, Apr 60 %, May 24 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 84 %
6
Lake Arenal
Costa Rica
28 %
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 Lake Arenal: Jan 58 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 29 %, May 9 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 1 %, Oct 4 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 53 %
7
Playa Hermosa
Costa Rica
4 %
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 Playa Hermosa: Jan 9 %, Feb 16 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 3 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 2 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 3 %
8
Nosara
Costa Rica
3 %
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 Nosara: Jan 9 %, Feb 6 %, Mar 4 %, Apr 3 %, May 0 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 3 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 3 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 4 %
9
Playa Mal Pais
Costa Rica
3 %
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 Playa Mal Pais: Jan 3 %, Feb 4 %, Mar 5 %, Apr 2 %, May 1 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 3 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 4 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 1 %
10
Jaco Beach
Costa Rica
1 %
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 Jaco Beach: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 1 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 2 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 1 %, Oct 4 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 0 %
11
Playa Grande
Costa Rica
1 %
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 Playa Grande: Jan 1 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 1 %, Dec 2 %
12
Esterillos
Costa Rica
0 %
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 Esterillos: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 1 %, Dec 0 %
13
Boca del Rio Sierpe
Costa Rica
0 %
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 Boca del Rio Sierpe: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %

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

Kite days by month for Costa Rica: median of 8 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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