Sea · Atacama Region · Chile
Playa Blanca
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.
- 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.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 7 % Offabout 2 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 93 %
- Kiteable 7 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 0.5 expected
- Daylight
- 12.7 h
- Water
- 16 °C, 5/4
- Air
- 14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 0 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Playa Blanca averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (7 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Daylighth | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 |
| Water°C at the surface | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 0 of 31 | 0 of 28 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 |
- In January, Playa Blanca averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Playa Blanca averaged 1 kite days out of 28 (1 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Playa Blanca averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Playa Blanca averaged 0 kite days out of 30 (0 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Playa Blanca averaged 0 kite days out of 31 (0 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Playa Blanca averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (1 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Playa Blanca averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (3 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Playa Blanca averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (4 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Playa Blanca averaged 2 kite days out of 30 (7 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Playa Blanca averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (7 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Playa Blanca averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (4 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Playa Blanca averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (4 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Blanca
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- Januaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.2 expected
- Februaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.0 expected
- Marchunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.1 expected
- Aprilunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.0 expected
- Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.0 expected
- Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.1 expected
- Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.3 expected
- Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.4 expected
- Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.7 expected
- October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.5 expected
- Novemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.5 expected
- Decemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.3 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
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: 6 in 10
about 0.5 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 September, the windiest month
- Too light 93 %
- Kiteable 7 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 93 %, kiteable on 7 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from SSW (203°).
Kitesurfing at Playa Blanca: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Playa Blanca?
Playa Blanca rarely gets kiteable wind in the model data: every month stays under 20 % kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Playa Blanca windy in October?
Rarely. 7 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 2 days in a typical October. Fewer than 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 Blanca?
The water ranges from 15 °C in May to 20 °C in February. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Playa Blanca get in a year?
About 10 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
- Atacama Region
- Country
- Chile
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Ricardo García Posada Airport (ESR), 89 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -26.2328, -70.6514
- 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 Atacama Region
Kite days in October, % of days
- Caldera
Chile · 34 points more kite days than Playa Blanca in October
41 %Kite days by month at Caldera: Jan 25 %, Feb 25 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 16 %, May 14 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 35 % - Copiapo River
Chile · 41 points more kite days than Playa Blanca in October
48 %Kite days by month at Copiapo River: Jan 27 %, Feb 23 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 19 %, May 18 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 35 % - Huasco
Chile · 43 points more kite days than Playa Blanca in October
50 %Kite days by month at Huasco: Jan 42 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 14 %, May 9 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 26 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 46 % - Mamani
Chile · 59 points more kite days than Playa Blanca in October
66 %Kite days by month at Mamani: Jan 51 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 37 %, May 34 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 57 %
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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, 7 % of days at Playa Blanca 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-blanca
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