Sea · Valparaiso Region · Chile
Santo Domingo
Best for kiting from October to November, with 50 to 51 % kite days. Water 13 to 14 °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
- 50 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 50 %
- Kiteable 50 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- Best hours
- 15:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.9 h
- Water
- 13 °C, 5/4
- Air
- 14 °Cdaily maximum, 14 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 2 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Santo Domingo averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 37 | 26 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 50 | 51 | 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Possible | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Possible | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 17 | · | 12 to 16 | · | 14 to 16 | 16 to 17 | 15 to 18 | 14 to 19 | 14 to 19 |
| Daylighth | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 |
| Water°C at the surface | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 0 of 31 | 0 of 28 | 1 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 6 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 |
- In January, Santo Domingo averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Santo Domingo averaged 7 kite days out of 28 (26 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Santo Domingo averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Santo Domingo averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (18 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Santo Domingo averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (5 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Santo Domingo averaged 4 kite days out of 30 (13 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Santo Domingo averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (9 %). Water 12 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Santo Domingo averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Santo Domingo averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (28 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Santo Domingo averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Santo Domingo averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Santo Domingo averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 5 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 Santo Domingo
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
- February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
- Aprilunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
- Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.5 expected
- Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.4 expected
- Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
- Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
- September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- November6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- December5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 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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- 4
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 5
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 6
- 4
- 8
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- 4
- 4
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
8 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 November, the windiest month
- Too light 49 %
- Kiteable 51 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 49 %, kiteable on 51 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 14:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from WSW (248°).
Kitesurfing at Santo Domingo: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Santo Domingo?
The best months are October to November: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 51 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Santo Domingo windy in October?
Yes, often. 50 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Santo Domingo?
The water ranges from 12 °C in July to 17 °C in February. In October it is about 13 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Santo Domingo get in a year?
About 102 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
- Valparaiso Region
- Country
- Chile
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 86 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -33.6857, -71.6475
- 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 Valparaiso Region
Kite days in October, % of days
- Punta Toro
Chile · 21 points more kite days than Santo Domingo in October
71 %Kite days by month at Punta Toro: Jan 53 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 49 %, May 32 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 62 % - Hookipa
Chile · 22 points more kite days than Santo Domingo in October
72 %Kite days by month at Hookipa: Jan 63 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 54 %, May 28 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 66 % - Algarrobo
Chile · 12 points fewer kite days than Santo Domingo in October
38 %Kite days by month at Algarrobo: Jan 24 %, Feb 19 %, Mar 19 %, Apr 16 %, May 18 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 23 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 31 % - Ritoque
Chile · 15 points more kite days than Santo Domingo in October
65 %Kite days by month at Ritoque: Jan 43 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 46 %, May 41 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 54 % - Maitencillo
Chile · 17 points fewer kite days than Santo Domingo in October
33 %Kite days by month at Maitencillo: Jan 15 %, Feb 9 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 12 %, May 9 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 8 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 22 % - Anakena Beach
Chile · 3 points more kite days than Santo Domingo in October
53 %Kite days by month at Anakena Beach: Jan 45 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 59 %, May 62 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 50 %
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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, 50 % of days at Santo Domingo 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/santo-domingo
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