Kitesurfing in Atlántico
3 spots · 1 destination · 3 schools
Atlántico's trade season, December through April, splits between two contrasting setups.
Salinas del Rey is the region's headline point break, having hosted GKA Kite World Tour stops in 2022 and 2023, but rocks, deep water and no rescue boat push beginners toward Puerto Velero instead, where a sheltered bay gives flat shallow water for lessons alongside an exposed wave-riding side.
Atlántico holds 3 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. The season runs January to April. 1 of them suits beginners. 3 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Santa Verónica.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
Santa VerónicaSanta Verónica20262026: no permit, launch fee, club membership or registration for independent riders has been published by the municipality, the port authority or the local operators for Salinas del Rey; access to the beach is free and informal.
Puerto VeleroTubará municipality20152015: DIMAR Resolution 19 MD-DIMAR-CP03-ALIT zones Ensenada El Trebal/Puerto Velero into swimmer, nautical-sport, and boat-transit areas; swimmers are from the beach line to 50 m offshore, nautical sports from 50 m to 200 m offshore, and boat traffic beyond that.
Salinas del ReyJuan de Acosta municipality20252025: one kilometre of Salinas del Rey beach holds Blue Flag certification, with 360 m zoned for bathers and sport users, marked access, maritime safety protocols, waste management and water-quality monitoring.
Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.
The winds here
what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote
Caribbean trade winds
named by 3 spots here
No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.
The spots this region is known for
tier 2 of the 3 spots here
Destinations in Atlántico
All spots in Atlántico
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.
Last updated September 2026