JBay Kiteboarding Curacao, Curaçao

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Jan Thiel, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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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). 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 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Jan Thiel, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CUR, direct.
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Getting there. 35 min from the airport to JBay Kiteboarding Curacao.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at JBay Kiteboarding Curacao
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	68, good	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	19kn	side-on	chop
Mon 19Oct	52, good	wind from the east, 13 knots	18kn	side-on	chop
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	17kn	side-on	chop
Wed 21Oct	63, good	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	19kn	side-on	chop
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	17kn	side-on	chop
Fri 23Oct	75, good	wind from the east, 15 knots	20kn	side-on	chop
Sat 24Oct	74, good	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	20kn	side-on	chop
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	17kn	side-on	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	15kn	side-on	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	13kn	side-on	chop

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).

Jan5of 7
Feb6of 7
Mar6of 7
Apr6of 7
May6of 7
Jun7of 7
Jul6of 7
Aug6of 7
Sep5of 7
Oct3of 7
Nov4of 7
Dec5of 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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to CUR, then 35 min by road. About 9h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Kite JBay Kiteboarding Curacao
13 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Kite JBay Kiteboarding Curacao
15 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Kite JBay Kiteboarding Curacao
15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Kite JBay Kiteboarding Curacao
15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to CUR, then 35 min by road. About 9h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £485–£950 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £265–£550
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £30–£45
Food £155–£290

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