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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

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Playa Ancon

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

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.

  1. J25
  2. F20
  3. M23
  4. A16
  5. M6
  6. J4
  7. J6
  8. A6
  9. S5
  10. O14
  11. N16
  12. D24
Kite days by month at Playa Ancon: Jan 25 %, Feb 20 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 16 %, May 6 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 6 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 5 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 24 %
  • 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 highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    14 % Offabout 4 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 86 %
    • Kiteable 14 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 19 % kite days2018: 29 % kite days2019: 3 % kite days2020: 13 % kite days2021: 7 % kite days2022: 7 % kite days2023: 16 % kite days2024: 23 % kite days2025: 13 % kite days0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 12:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    11.7 h
    Water
    31 °C, boardshorts
    Air
    30 °Cdaily maximum, 29 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    14 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Playa Ancon averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (14 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October 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 Playa Ancon

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

  1. January2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
  2. February1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.0 expected
  3. March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
  4. April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.3 expected
  5. Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.7 expected
  6. Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.3 expected
  7. Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.6 expected
  8. Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.6 expected
  9. Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.6 expected
  10. October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
  11. November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
  12. December1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 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.

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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

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

Trip odds by start week in Playa Ancon: W1 2 in 10, W2 3 in 10, W3 2 in 10, W4 1 in 10, W5 2 in 10, W6 2 in 10, W7 1 in 10, W8 under 1 in 10, W9 3 in 10, W10 1 in 10, W11 under 1 in 10, W12 2 in 10, W13 2 in 10, W14 under 1 in 10, W15 1 in 10, W16 1 in 10, W17 under 1 in 10, W18 under 1 in 10, W19 under 1 in 10, W20 1 in 10, W21 under 1 in 10, W22 under 1 in 10, W23 under 1 in 10, W24 under 1 in 10, W25 under 1 in 10, W26 under 1 in 10, W27 under 1 in 10, W28 under 1 in 10, W29 under 1 in 10, W30 under 1 in 10, W31 under 1 in 10, W32 under 1 in 10, W33 under 1 in 10, W34 under 1 in 10, W35 under 1 in 10, W36 under 1 in 10, W37 under 1 in 10, W38 under 1 in 10, W39 under 1 in 10, W40 under 1 in 10, W41 under 1 in 10, W42 under 1 in 10, W43 2 in 10, W44 2 in 10, W45 under 1 in 10, W46 1 in 10, W47 under 1 in 10, W48 1 in 10, W49 under 1 in 10, W50 1 in 10, W51 2 in 10, W52 1 in 10

under 1 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: 3 in 10

about 1.6 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 January, the windiest month

  • Too light 75 %
  • Kiteable 25 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 75 %, kiteable on 25 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 13:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from ENE (68°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Playa Ancon: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Playa Ancon?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 25 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Playa Ancon windy in October?

Rarely. 14 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 4 days in a typical October. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Playa Ancon?

The water ranges from 27 °C in January to 31 °C in July. In October it is about 31 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).

How many kite days does Playa Ancon get in a year?

About 50 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.

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Spot facts

Region
Sancti Spiritus
Country
Cuba
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Alberto Delgado Airport (TND), 6 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC-04:00 in October
Coordinates
21.7346, -80.0002
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Playa Ancon

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

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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. Confidence: high.

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In October, 14 % of days at Playa Ancon 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/playa-ancon

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