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Tico Kite School

Bahía Salinas · Costa Rica · active · unclaimed

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IKO-certified kitesurf school in Bahía Salinas, Costa Rica — lessons, rental and wing; taught in English and Spanish.

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What they teach

on the IKO system

What they sell

lessonsrentalwing

Levels are not a field any school record holds, so this page cannot group courses by level. Where a level is named it sits inside a value the page prints in full, in the words it was written in. What the water takes is under When to come.

Taught inEnglish · Spanish

How they teachradio communication helmet; IKO-certified instructors, lead instructor Rachid Pardo

What it costs

No price published

No figure for them is on record here. Ask them for a current one when you write.

When to come

the water this school teaches on: Playa Copal

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Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Nov, Dec.

Nothing has been measured or modelled for this place: twelve months and no figure in any of them. The months riders name are all there is.

riders' months

Riders and schools name these months. The model reads lower here, and both are shown rather than averaged.

Water22–24 °Cflat to chop in a protected bay at Playa Copal
Windiest monthnothing modelled here

Wind on the beach

side-onshore, nearly sideshore in places.

What the spot record warns about

  • very strong wind (20-40 knots) requiring small kites (7-8m)
  • very strong wind in January-March and during cold fronts
  • gusty wind that can arrive in sets
  • stingrays near shore; shuffle your feet
  • sharp stones and shells; booties recommended, especially for beginners
  • slippery stones

More on Playa Copal, the spot itself →

Where you will ride

1 spot

Pinned at 11.0292, -85.7056 — the coordinates the record carries for the school itself.

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Open weeks, the team, and photographs

A claimed page carries the weeks the school is open against the wind months above, the instructors by name, and its own pictures. None of that is held for anyone yet.

Last updated: August 2026

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