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El Yaque, Venezuela

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About El Yaque

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 28°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 N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.1 km out (1 in 213). The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 7 good days in 7; in August and September, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is El Yaque.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PMV, changing at El Dorado International Airport (BOG).

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to El Yaque.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 14 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct5717knside-onflat
Mon 19Oct6818knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct010knsideflat
Wed 21Oct011knsideflat
Thu 22Oct2313knsidechop
Fri 23Oct4013knside-onflat
Sat 24Oct09knsideflat
Sun 25Oct010knsideflat
Mon 26Oct010knsideflat
Tue 27Oct010knsideflat

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

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec7of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PMV, changing at BOG, then 40 min by road. About 15h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 10, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 11, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf El Yaque

    11 kn gusting 13, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 9, side-shore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PMV, changing at BOG, then 40 min by road. About 15h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £675–£1,280 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 £285–£590
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £35–£55
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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