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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 30/04 18:59																																																																GFS 13 km run: 30/04 18:59
Date Optimal	We 30 14h	We 30 15h	We 30 16h	We 30 17h	We 30 18h	Th 1 6h	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Th 1 18h	Fr 2 6h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Fr 2 18h	Sa 3 6h	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Sa 3 18h	Su 4 6h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Su 4 18h	Mo 5 6h	Mo 5 7h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Mo 5 18h	Tu 6 6h	Tu 6 7h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	Tu 6 18h	We 7 6h	We 7 7h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	We 7 18h	Th 8 6h	Th 8 7h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Th 8 18h	Fr 9 6h	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Fr 9 18h	Sa 10 6h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Sa 10 18h	Su 11 6h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Su 11 18h	Mo 12 6h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Mo 12 18h	Tu 13 6h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	Tu 13 18h	We 14 6h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	We 14 18h	Th 15 6h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Th 15 18h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	6	4	4	4	3	6	6	8	8	9	8	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	4	4	6	7	7	6	6	4	3	1	1	2	4	6	6	8	9	8	8	7	7	5	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	0	2	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	4	6	7	8	9	8	9	9	5	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	12	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	13	15	15	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	13	13	14	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	8	11	14	15	15	14	13	11	11	11	13	13	11	8	10	12	12	12	12	10	8	7	8	9	11	10
Gusts (kn)	11	10	8	8	7	12	10	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	14	15	16	15	8	8	10	12	12	12	11	10	8	6	4	4	7	11	11	13	14	14	14	14	12	12	9	9	9	9	7	6	6	7	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	4	5	5	7	8	10	10	10	9	7	7	7	6	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	7	6	5	4	2	2	2	4	6	7	10	13	15	13	10	7	6	3	5	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	11	11	12	14	15	16	23	23	22	20	18	17	16	15	15	16	16	17	19	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	21	22	23	13	17	19	19	18	16	15	13	13	14	16	18	18	15	17	17	17	15	14	12	10	9	9	10	11	13
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Wave Per.	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Energy (Kj)	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Temp. (°C)	33	33	33	32	31	26	27	28	29	31	32	32	33	33	32	31	30	29	26	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	33	31	27	27	29	30	31	32	33	34	33	32	31	29	29	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	31	30	29	28	26	27	27	28	30	30	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	26	26	27	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	28	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	25	25	26	27	29	30	31	33	33	32	30	28	27	25	25	25	26	28	29	30	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	31	30	29	26	27	28	29	31	32	32	33	33	32	31	30	29	25	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	30	29	28	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	32	31	30	29	25	27	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	31	30	29	25	27	28	29	31	32	33	33	34	33	32	31	29
Rain (mm)																																									0.2	0.7	1.3	0.5										0.9	0.9	0.9	0.1							0.2	0.2	0.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.3				0.1	0.1	0.1	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3							0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7											0.2	0.2	0.2	0.6							0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3
Cloud Cov. (%)	20	45	95	93	100	100	98	86	100	97	93	93	93	99	100	88	40	37	100	100	91	30	27	30	39	89	76	49	57	91	100	87	68	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	47	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	95	92	95	97	100	96	100	100	100	98	97	95	97	98	100	100	100	100	96	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	94	87	81	87	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	83	92	100	99	98	97	76	56	35	47	58	70	77	100	100	100	98	97	95	97	98	100	100	100	100	100	91	84	78	66	53	41	44	47	50	67	83	100	99	80	62	45	44	43	42	52	62	72	77	83	88	87	38	63	88	92	96	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	97	96	93	91	88	62	37	11	10	10	9	9	45	38	32	22	12	2	1	1		2	3	5	7	49	37	24	17	10	3	4	4	5	6	8	9	7
Tide Ht.	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1
Tide Dir.					high							low														low														low						low	high							low				high	low		high							low				high	low		high						low					high	low		high			low	high		low		low			high	low		high		low		high		low		low			high	low		high		low		high				low			high	low						high			low			high	low										low			high	low										low														low														low
Tide Time					18:20							12:40														13:30														14:10						07:20	08:20							15:00				06:00	07:50		09:20							16:00				07:00	08:40		10:20						16:50					08:10	09:30		11:10			14:20	15:10		17:40		06:30			09:10	10:30		12:10		14:40		16:10		18:20		07:10			10:10	11:20		13:30		15:00		17:00				08:00			11:00	12:10						18:00			08:40			11:50	12:50										09:30			12:50	13:30										10:20														11:10														12:00

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Chop

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy water. Huge shallow areas perfect for beginners with sandy bottoms close by (kitebeach). Kitesurfing zone is upwind of the windsurfing zone, marked by buoys.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: The beach is awesome full of palm trees. Nice white soft sand. There are special area for launch and land kites, which is very tiny. Many beach bars, restaurants and hotels. Limited space on the beach.

Identified hazards: Rocks, Trees, Bystanders

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: The air temperatures varies from 27-33C year around. Water temperatures around 28C. No wetsuit necessary but lycra and pant for sun protection, but a shorty sometimes at late afternoon or early mornings on "winter time". Very stable sunny weather conditions all year round.

Wind type: Trade

Wind specificities: Nice wind in the mornings picking up during the day. At midday its blowing, at 15:00 its epic, at 17:00 its decreasing a bit. Gusty winds close to the beach, further out less gusty. Almost every day theres wind. Some months are 100% with more than 4Bf every day. Always sideshore from the left (East). Best time for kiting in El Yaque is from October to the end of July. During the months of February to May, wind can be very strong and a bit more gusty from midday on. Such days are perfect to explore some of the other spots around Margarita. From August to the end of September our wind gets often interrupted for one or more days by tropical depressions approaching the Caribbean. The windy days are then blessed with very constant wind but require generally bigger kites.

Best months: January, February, March, April, May

Access description: by Car - You can flight directly to Isla Margarita - Porlamar Airport. Or you can also fly to Caracas-Venezuela and there are many daily flights to Porlamar every hour. 45 minutes flight (around 60 USD). When you reach the Porlamar Airport you could also see the kites on the water from the plane on daytime. Its only 5 minutes taxi to El Yaque (around 5USD).

Specific rules: Zones

Extra: The most relaxed way of kiting: Take the shuttle (boat) to the kitebeach further upwind, start from there and sail outside in the swell or enjoy a nice long downwinder back to El Yaque. Here you can land right at the windward side of the beach in front of a kite center, the only place upwind from the windsurf area, and the only place where you can legally start and land your kites all day long. In the windsurf area, downwind from this center and in front of the hotels you are allowed to enjoy kiteboarding before 9:30am and after 5:30pm. This restriction is a rule all windsurf and kiteboarding clubs set up together in order to ensure safety for all beach and water users. Other spot with beautiful condition at 15 minutes boat distance like Coche Island or Cubagua Island.

Nightlife: Great nightlife. Nice bars directly at the beach.

Accommodations: Rooms, Shop, Repair, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

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