Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: not enough of the right wind, 12 kn gusting 17, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 126, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 822, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1093, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Nov4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 26, poor | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 30kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 9kn | cross-off | chop | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 2 knots | 6kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 9kn | side-on | flat | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 9kn | side-on | flat | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 9kn | side-on | flat | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 22, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 93, good | wind from the north, 18 knots | 27kn | on | 1.2 mwaves | 25°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:55 +0.3 mLow 07:54 −0.2 mHigh 13:44 +0.1 mLow 19:11 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:12 +0.3 mLow 08:58 −0.1 mHigh 14:57 +0.1 mLow 20:36 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:32 +0.3 mLow 09:56 −0.1 mHigh 16:03 +0.2 mLow 21:59 −0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Nov
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Escuela de Kiteboarding Caribbean Riders
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually November, with about 4 good days in 7; in September, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Varadero, 13 km (about 25 min by car). Nearest airport: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA), 37 km.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$529–US$1,020 each
about US$529–US$1,020 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to EYW, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$208–US$429 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$529–US$1,020 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 13 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Varadero, 13 km (about 25 min by car). Nearest airport: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA), 37 km.
See places to stay near Varadero, 13 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 8h 25m
About 8h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EYW, direct, then 3h 10m by road
Flights ORD → EYW on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.