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Cabo de la Vela

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Colombia, Cabo de la Vela, Colombia
Coordinates: 12.1984, -72.1478
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Very warm water, perfectly flat, no waves, no dangerous animals, 4 km beach horseshoe type. Soft sand beach, lots of room for safety launch and land kites, uninhabited area, very extreme, one side of the beach is near a desert, this area is suitable for landkiting. Wind is very strong ranging from 25-35 knots most of the time, low wind season just May and June, 15-25 knots, very unpredictable, you should not expect less than 15 knots all year around. Direction, wind is mostly offshore, but can change depending of time of day sideshore in the mornings to 10am. Best time to kitesurfing, very early in the morning, or very late in the afternoon, you can expect steady winds and not too gusty. Mostly offshore wind in the middle of the bay, so sideshore wind at the end of the beach. There is no rain, 12mm of rain each year, very warm and calm, average 30°C air and 22°C water. Water: Shallow, Flat. Features: Food, Parking. Rider ability: Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

11 kn

E · gusts 16 kn

Waves

1.0 m

5s period

Swell

0.8 m

Tide

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Updated 24/08/2026, 00:12:46

Forecast

Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29NE00:00E06:00NE12:00NE18:00E00:00E06:00E12:00NE18:00E00:00E06:00E12:00NE18:00E00:00E06:00E12:00NE18:00E00:00E06:00NE12:00NE18:00E00:00E06:00NE12:00NE18:00E00:00E06:00NE12:00NE18:00
Wind scale
Max 40 kn
Max 2.0 m waves
Updated 24/08/2026, 00:12:47

Data: Open-Meteo

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Very warm water, perfectly flat, no waves, no dangerous animals, 4 km beach horseshoe type. Direction, wind is mostly offshore, but can change depending of time of day sideshore in the mornings to 10am. Mostly offshore wind in the middle of the bay, so sideshore wind at the end of the beach.

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