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Jan Thiel, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Curaçao Mambo Beach

Kitesurf spot · Curaçao

Is it worth the trip?

10Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 10 kn gusting 24, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 17 out of 100

Wind
ESE 11 kn
Gusts
27kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
31°C

Tue 3 · 34 out of 100

Wind
ESE 10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
32°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
33°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
31°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
29°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
30°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
31°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 226, poor
  2. Tue 341, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 950, fair
  9. Tue 1060, good
  10. Wed 1166, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best May–Jul7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Curaçao Mambo Beach
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov26, poorwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots27knsidechop31°C
Tue 3Nov41, poorwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots24knsidechop32°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots15knsidechop33°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 7 knots16knsidechop31°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the west, 3 knots8knsideflat29°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot6knonflat30°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots10knsideflat31°C
Mon 9Nov50, fairwind from the east, 11 knots26kncross-offchop30°C
Tue 10Nov60, goodwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots27knsidechop32°C
Wed 11Nov66, goodwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots31knsidechop31°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:44 −0.1 mHigh 17:50 +0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:19 −0.1 mHigh 10:08 +0.0 mLow 12:36 +0.0 mHigh 18:57 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 02:49 −0.1 mHigh 09:27 +0.1 mLow 15:37 +0.0 mHigh 20:14 +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 May–Jul

Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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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 Curaçao Mambo Beach

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE 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 5). 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 expert level the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7; in October and November, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Jan Thiel. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.

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$758–US$1,440 each

about US$758–US$1,440 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CUR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$302–US$631
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$34–US$60
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$329
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Totalabout US$758–US$1,440

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

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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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 9h 40m

About 9h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CUR, direct, then 35 min by road

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