Playa El Cuco

Playa El Cuco

El Cuco • El Salvador flag El Salvador
52 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea, lagoon, river
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
2.5 m
Waves
flat, small, medium

Overview

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Wind

Heads up: this is a thermal spot: the wind comes from the land heating up during the day. Thermal wind usually doesn't show up on the forecast and in stats as they're fairly local. The windy days include our modelled thermal days that should be sufficient to kite. The average wind speeds don't include the thermal, so expect more wind than they show.
Wind strength (kt)
Month
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days, incl. thermal est.)*
6200010
10300014
9000010
500007
300003
100001
000000
100001
100001
100001
100001
100003
Dominant wind direction
wind 90º
wind 98º
wind 128º
wind 128º
wind 260º
wind 224º
wind 133º
wind 259º
wind 262º
wind 276º
wind 270º
wind 95º
Avg. wind (kt)
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1213–
1214–
1114–
1114–
1112–
12––
10––
10––
1214–
1218–
1218–
1114–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
32º 23º
33º 23º
32º 24º
32º 24º
31º 24º
30º 24º
32º 24º
31º 24º
30º 23º
30º 23º
31º 23º
32º 23º
Water temperature
28º
28º
28º
29º
30º
30º
30º
30º
30º
29º
29º
28º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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WavesOpen sea outside, flatter inside
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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