Sea · Puerto Rico

Punta Aguilarte

Name: Punta Aguilarte
Address: PRI

Best for kiting in February and in July, with 62 to 63 % kite days. Water 27 to 29 °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.

JJan42Good
FFeb62Prime
MMar38Possible
AApr37Possible
MMay30Possible
JJun49Good
JJul63Good
AAug44Good
SSep17Off
OOct14Offnow
NNov23Possible
DDec40Good

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
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
Best hours
11:00 to 12:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.8 h
Water
30 °C, boardshorts
Air
28 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
Rain
21 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Punta Aguilarte averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (14 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Punta Aguilarte

Kite days% of days	42	62	38	37	30	49	63	44	17	14	23	40
Verdictshare plus good years	Good	Prime	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Off	Off	Possible	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	5 in 10	6 in 10	4 in 10	4 in 10	2 in 10	6 in 10	7 in 10	4 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	2 in 10	4 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	1 of 9	7 of 9	2 of 9	2 of 9	2 of 9	4 of 9	6 of 9	3 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	2 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 18	11 to 17	10 to 16	11 to 12	10 to 16	10 to 16
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	30	29	28
Air°C, daily maximum	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	28	28	27
Rain days1 mm or more	12 of 31	16 of 28	15 of 31	16 of 30	19 of 31	19 of 30	21 of 31	19 of 31	20 of 30	21 of 31	18 of 30	15 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water	boardshorts all year

In January, Punta Aguilarte averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Punta Aguilarte averaged 17 kite days out of 28 (62 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Punta Aguilarte averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Punta Aguilarte averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (37 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Punta Aguilarte averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Punta Aguilarte averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Punta Aguilarte averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Punta Aguilarte averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Punta Aguilarte averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (17 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Punta Aguilarte averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (14 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Punta Aguilarte averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Punta Aguilarte averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (40 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 4 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 Punta Aguilarte

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

January5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
July7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
November2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 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

Start date

2 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: 2 in 10

about 2.8 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 37 %
Kiteable 63 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 37 %, kiteable on 63 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 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 ENE (68°).

Kitesurfing at Punta Aguilarte: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Punta Aguilarte?

The best months are February and July: from 2017 to 2025, 62 to 63 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Punta Aguilarte 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 Punta Aguilarte?

The water ranges from 27 °C in January to 30 °C in August. In October it is about 30 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).

How many kite days does Punta Aguilarte get in a year?

About 139 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.

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Spot facts

Country: Puerto Rico
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: José Aponte de la Torre Airport (NRR), 54 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC-04:00 in October
Coordinates: 17.9532, -66.0489
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.

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Kite days in October, % of days

Pozuelo
Puerto Rico · 36 points more kite days than Punta Aguilarte in October
50 %
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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 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 %
Jauca
Puerto Rico · 20 points more kite days than Punta Aguilarte in October
34 %
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 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 %
Caballos
Puerto Rico · 32 points more kite days than Punta Aguilarte in October
46 %
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 Caballos: Jan 75 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 78 %, May 86 %, Jun 91 %, Jul 96 %, Aug 85 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 70 %
Playas del Yunque
Puerto Rico · 10 points more kite days than Punta Aguilarte in October
24 %
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 Playas del Yunque: Jan 49 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 53 %, May 55 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 47 %
La Pared
Puerto Rico · 17 points more kite days than Punta Aguilarte in October
31 %
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 La Pared: Jan 56 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 60 %, May 65 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 81 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 53 %
Dorado
Puerto Rico · 28 points more kite days than Punta Aguilarte in October
42 %
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 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 %
El Tuque
Puerto Rico · 16 points more kite days than Punta Aguilarte in October
30 %
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 El Tuque: Jan 65 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 59 %, May 67 %, Jun 82 %, Jul 89 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 57 %
Bahia de la Chiva
Puerto Rico · 25 points more kite days than Punta Aguilarte in October
39 %
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 Bahia de la Chiva: Jan 66 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 64 %, May 63 %, Jun 82 %, Jul 86 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 66 %

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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 Punta Aguilarte 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/punta-aguilarte

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