Sea · Cantabria · Spain
El Chiqui
Kite days peak in November at 38 %.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- 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.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 28 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 72 %
- Kiteable 28 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 2 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- Best hours
- 11:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 19 °C, 4/3
- Air
- 19 °Cdaily maximum, 18 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 12 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, El Chiqui averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 35 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 38 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Off | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 1 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 12 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 14 to 19 | 13 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 14 to 16 | 14 to 16 | 15 to 16 | 11 to 18 | 10 to 17 | 11 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| Water°C at the surface | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 16 of 31 | 13 of 28 | 15 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 10 of 31 | 9 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 12 of 31 | 17 of 30 | 17 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | spring | spring | 3/2 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5/4 |
- In January, El Chiqui averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, El Chiqui averaged 10 kite days out of 28 (37 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, El Chiqui averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, El Chiqui averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (31 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, El Chiqui averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, El Chiqui averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (24 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, El Chiqui averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (19 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, El Chiqui averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (22 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, El Chiqui averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, El Chiqui averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, El Chiqui averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (38 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, El Chiqui averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at El Chiqui
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
- June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
- Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
- Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 expected
- September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
- October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- December3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
4 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: 1 in 10
about 4.1 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In November, the windiest month
- Too light 62 %
- Kiteable 38 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 62 %, kiteable on 38 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from WNW (293°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at El Chiqui: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at El Chiqui?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is November, when 38 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is El Chiqui windy in October?
Sometimes. 28 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 days in a typical October. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at El Chiqui?
The water ranges from 14 °C in January to 22 °C in July. In October it is about 19 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).
How many kite days does El Chiqui get in a year?
About 109 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
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Spot facts
- Region
- Cantabria
- Country
- Spain
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR), 7 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 43.4817, -3.7865
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Cantabria
Kite days in October, % of days
- Somo
Spain · same kite days as El Chiqui in October
28 %Kite days by month at Somo: Jan 35 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 31 %, May 27 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 38 % - Pedreña
Spain · 11 points fewer kite days than El Chiqui in October
17 %Kite days by month at Pedreña: Jan 22 %, Feb 19 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 15 %, May 9 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 17 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 26 % - Liencres
Spain · 5 points more kite days than El Chiqui in October
33 %Kite days by month at Liencres: Jan 40 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 37 %, May 34 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 39 % - Suances
Spain · 6 points more kite days than El Chiqui in October
34 %Kite days by month at Suances: Jan 41 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 37 % - Berria
Spain · 2 points more kite days than El Chiqui in October
30 %Kite days by month at Berria: Jan 33 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 31 %, May 30 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 26 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 32 % - Oriñon
Spain · 6 points fewer kite days than El Chiqui in October
22 %Kite days by month at Oriñon: Jan 30 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 26 %, May 20 %, Jun 16 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 31 % - Oyambre
Spain · 2 points fewer kite days than El Chiqui in October
26 %Kite days by month at Oyambre: Jan 28 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 26 %, May 23 %, Jun 21 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 26 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 29 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 28 % of days at El Chiqui met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/el-chiqui
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