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Kitesurfing in La Guajira

3 spots · 1 destination · 4 schools

Punta Gallinas sits at the northernmost point of mainland South America, and getting there is part of the spot: flat lagoons and bays, the La Boquita channel, open-sea points and wave riding off the Taroa dunes, all inside one remote kite area.

Spots with a rule3a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots2where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonJanuary to Septembersomewhere in the region, and again DecemberWindsCaribbean, Northeast trade windsnamed by two or more of its spots

The trade season runs an unusually long December through August. Independent riders should already be intermediate or better, since downwind routes cross open water and can meet waves up to 2-3 meters.

La Guajira holds 3 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly flat water and lagoons. The season runs January to September. 2 of them suits beginners. 4 schools operate in the region.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Cabo de la VelaCabo de la Vela20262026: no municipal kite permit or ordinance is published for Cabo de la Vela.
2026: no municipal kite permit or ordinance is published for Cabo de la Vela.

The whole rule, on the Cabo de la Vela page

MayapoRiohacha - Mayapo1984Colombian beaches are public land: they cannot be sold or transferred to private hands, and use rights exist only as concessions, permits or licences, with the DIMAR port captain as the maritime authority (Decreto-Ley 2324 of 1984, still the framework in 2026).
Colombian beaches are public land: they cannot be sold or transferred to private hands, and use rights exist only as concessions, permits or licences, with the DIMAR port captain as the maritime authority (Decreto-Ley 2324 of 1984, still the framework in 2026).

The whole rule, on the Mayapo page

Punta GallinasUribia municipality20262026: no kitesurf permit, no published kite zoning and no marine-authority rule found for these launches. What governs access is the land.
2026: no kitesurf permit, no published kite zoning and no marine-authority rule found for these launches. What governs access is the land.

The whole rule, on the Punta Gallinas page

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

named by 2 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Northeast trade winds

named by 2 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

The spots this region is known for

tier 1 of the 3 spots here

Cabo de la Vela

Destinations in La Guajira

Cabo de la Velaflat waterbeginner-friendlybuzzing scene1 spot · 4 schools

All spots in La Guajira

Cabo de la Velaflat · beginner okMayapolagoon|flat|chop · beginner okPunta Gallinasmixed flat-water bays, lagoons, channels and open-sea wave sections

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