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JBay Kiteboarding Curacao
Kitesurf spot · Curaçao
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 12 kn gusting 17, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 145, fair
- Mon 245, fair
- Tue 324, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 976, good
- Tue 1083, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jun7 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 | 45, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 45, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 24, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 12kn | side | chop | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knots | 7kn | cross-off | flat | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 1 knot | 7kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 8 knots | 11kn | side-on | flat | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 76, good | wind from the east, 14 knots | 19kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 83, good | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 19kn | side-on | chop | 29°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 NovLow 01:08 −0.2 mHigh 16:56 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:46 −0.1 mHigh 17:57 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:20 −0.1 mHigh 08:57 +0.0 mLow 12:28 +0.0 mHigh 19:02 +0.1 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 Jun
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec5of 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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More kitesurf near here
2 places
- Curaçao Jan Thiel 6.9 km away
- Curaçao Mambo Beach 10.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About JBay Kiteboarding Curacao
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 29°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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually June, with about 7 good days in 7; in October, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Jan Thiel.
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$757–US$1,430 each
about US$757–US$1,430 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, 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 CUR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$301–US$630 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$60 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$757–US$1,430 |
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: Jan Thiel
11 min by car · 78 places to stay
About Jan Thiel its beds, food and every spot near it
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 9h 40m
About 9h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CUR, direct, then 35 min by road
Flights ORD → CUR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.