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Curaçao Playa Porto Mari, Curaçao

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About Curaçao Playa Porto Mari

Known for kitesurfing, 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). Facts: verified.

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 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 2). 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 month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lagún. Within 5 km we also list 5 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CUR, direct.

    See flights ORD → CUR · Skyscanner from about £265 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Curaçao Playa Porto Mari.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Curaçao Playa Porto Mari on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 13 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct018knoffnot safechop
Mon 19Oct018knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct018knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct4521kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct3916kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct4717kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct2519kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct2518kncross-offchop
Mon 26Oct014knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct015kncross-offflat

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

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

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to CUR, then 35 min by road. About 9h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Curaçao Playa Porto Mari

    14 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Curaçao Playa Porto Mari

    12 kn gusting 16, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Curaçao Playa Porto Mari

    13 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 19, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to CUR, then 35 min by road. About 9h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £645–£1,225 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £265–£550
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£40
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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