Sea · Puerto Rico
El Tuque
Best for kiting from December to August, with 56 to 89 % kite days. Water 27 to 30 °C.
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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 30 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 70 %
- Kiteable 30 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- Best hours
- 11:00 to 14:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.8 h
- Water
- 31 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 29 °Cdaily maximum, 29 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 15 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, El Tuque averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 65 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 67 | 82 | 89 | 70 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Possible | Possible | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 12 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 16 | 11 to 14 | 12 to 17 | 12 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| Water°C at the surface | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 5 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 11 of 31 | 17 of 30 | 15 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 6 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water | boardshorts all year | |||||||||||
- In January, El Tuque averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, El Tuque averaged 20 kite days out of 28 (70 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, El Tuque averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, El Tuque averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, El Tuque averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, El Tuque averaged 25 kite days out of 30 (82 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, El Tuque averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (89 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, El Tuque averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, El Tuque averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (30 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, El Tuque averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, El Tuque averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, El Tuque averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 6 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 Tuque
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- May8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.3 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.8 expected
- August7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- November5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 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
6 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: fewer than 1 in 20
about 5.2 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 July, the windiest month
- Too light 11 %
- Kiteable 89 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 11 %, kiteable on 89 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 11:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from ESE (113°).
Kitesurfing at El Tuque: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at El Tuque?
The best months are December to August: from 2017 to 2025, 56 to 89 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is El Tuque windy in October?
Sometimes. 30 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 days in a typical October. 3 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 Tuque?
The water ranges from 27 °C in January to 31 °C in October. In October it is about 31 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does El Tuque get in a year?
About 218 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
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Mercedita International Airport (PSE), 13 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 17.9728, -66.6786
- 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.
- Flat water is the main riding area.
- A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
- Learning: no kite source says.
- Kite guide mentions only the shallow waters off El Tuque among the mellow south coast spots with summer SE winds of 15 to 20 knots; no detail on level.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: web.kite-and-windsurfing-guide.com, kite-and-windsurfing-guide.com.
Nearby kite spots in Puerto Rico
Kite days in October, % of days
- Gilligan's Island
Puerto Rico · 4 points fewer kite days than El Tuque in October
26 %Kite days by month at Gilligan's Island: Jan 55 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 56 %, May 62 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 26 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 46 % - Jauca
Puerto Rico · 4 points more kite days than El Tuque in October
34 %Kite days by month at Jauca: Jan 68 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 67 %, May 72 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 55 % - La Parguera
Puerto Rico · 1 point more kite days than El Tuque in October
31 %Kite days by month at La Parguera: Jan 54 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 54 %, May 68 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 43 % - Pozuelo
Puerto Rico · 20 points more kite days than El Tuque in October
50 %Kite days by month at Pozuelo: Jan 80 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 76 %, May 82 %, Jun 89 %, Jul 97 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 73 % - Punta Aguilarte
Puerto Rico · 16 points fewer kite days than El Tuque in October
14 %Kite days by month at Punta Aguilarte: Jan 42 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 37 %, May 30 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 40 % - Dorado
Puerto Rico · 12 points more kite days than El Tuque in October
42 %Kite days by month at Dorado: Jan 75 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 76 %, May 81 %, Jun 88 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 83 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 66 % - Jobos
Puerto Rico · 6 points fewer kite days than El Tuque in October
24 %Kite days by month at Jobos: Jan 64 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 55 %, May 49 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 86 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 62 % - Shacks
Puerto Rico · 2 points fewer kite days than El Tuque in October
28 %Kite days by month at Shacks: Jan 66 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 56 %, May 48 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 84 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 64 %
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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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 30 % of days at El Tuque 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-tuque
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