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Adicora

Falcon State · Paraguaná Peninsula · Municipio Falcón · Adícora

also known as Playa Sur Adicora, Playa Sur Adícora

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

choppybeginner-friendlymedium crowds

On this page

The spot
Wind
Forecast
Month by month
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
- Hazards
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Riding essentials

Season

Jan–Jul

Months riders and schools name

How windy

10-30 kt

Character: trade

Room to launch

no access rules on record

Water

chop

27 °C in summerReef and breakwater protect the beginner zone on Playa Sur, so it has no waves

Hazards

Reported by riders

Level

Beginner to advanced

With a caveat: see Your level

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

Crowds

medium crowds · busy Jan Feb Mar Apr

Schools

named at this spot

From the airport

Camejo International Airport (LSP)

Transfer times under Getting there

When it fills in

Increasing in the afternoon.

Adicora has no other spot on this map within 40 km of it. straight-line distance

Backup spotsWhere riders go when the wind doesn't work here.

Playa Norte Adicorano page yet
Buchuacono page yet
El Supino page yet
Tirayano page yet
Boca de Canono page yet

The spot

Adícora is a long-established wind-sports town on the northeast coast of the Paraguaná Peninsula, in Falcón. Playa Sur is the working beach, where the posadas, the schools and the equipment shops are.

Wind

The wind is east, near due east at about 086-089 degrees, side-onshore on Playa Sur, and it builds through the afternoon; the 10-30 kt range quoted in tourism material is wide enough that you want two kites in the bag. Reef and breakwater shelter the section by the lighthouse and that water has no waves, which is where novices ride; head south and it turns to chop, then to a wave area used for jumping.

Season and water

Water is 27C in summer and 26C in winter, so boardshorts and a rashguard and nothing else. Nobody agrees on the season: January-May in one telling, February-September in another with May the windiest month and October-January light, and January and July named locally as the ideal windsurf months. January through July is the conservative window, and May is the month singled out everywhere as the windiest.

The wind

locals call it Paraguaná trade winds

Direction

cross-onE

Direction to shore

Side-onshore at Playa Sur.

Dominant direction

E, usually given as E to NE, near due east at about 086-089 degrees in the wind statistics. An E-to-NW variant comes from a general regional climate summary and is less supported.

Kite sizes

567891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

The quiver, in words

For a 75-85 kg rider: 9-12 m covers most of the January-July stretch, which usually blows 15-25 kt, and a 7-8 m earns its place on the 30 kt days. October to December sits lighter, closer to 12-14 m. Indicative — worked from the published wind ranges, not from a local rental log.

Character

trade

When it fills in: see above ↑

Thermal or synoptic

synoptic (trade winds)

Typical strength

10-30 kt in Venezuelan tourism material; strong and steady through the main season.

steady and strong in the main season, with lighter months still kiteable on some days

The season is given as January-May, and elsewhere as February-September with May the windiest month and October-January lighter. January and July are also named locally as the ideal windsurf months. The spread is unresolved; January through July is the conservative window.

Forecast

Live forecast

Windguru Windfinder Windy

Month by month

Jan, riders' month97
Feb, riders' month93
Mar, riders' month98
Apr, riders' month96
May, riders' month99
Jun, riders' month100
Jul, riders' month100
Aug94
Sep87
Oct66
Nov62
Dec92

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

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

16 ktJan27°
16 ktFeb27°
17 ktMar27°
17 ktApr28°
18 ktMay28°
18 ktJun29°
19 ktJul28°
16 ktAug29°
15 ktSep30°
13 ktOct30°
13 ktNov30°
15 ktDec28°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds.

Every figure, month by monthForce 4+ · Knots · Wind from · Air · Water

Month	Force 4+	Knots	Wind from	Air	Water
Jan	97%	16.3 kt	E	26 °C	26.9 °C
Feb	93%	16.3 kt	E	25.9 °C	26.7 °C
Mar	98%	17.3 kt	E	26.3 °C	26.9 °C
Apr	96%	16.8 kt	E	26.9 °C	27.5 °C
May	99%	18 kt	E	27.6 °C	28.4 °C
Jun	100%	18.4 kt	E	28 °C	28.8 °C
Jul	100%	18.8 kt	E	27.9 °C	28.3 °C
Aug	94%	16.3 kt	E	28.5 °C	29 °C
Sep	87%	14.7 kt	E	29 °C	29.7 °C
Oct	66%	13 kt	E	28.4 °C	30.4 °C
Nov	62%	12.6 kt	E	27.1 °C	29.6 °C
Dec	92%	14.7 kt	E	26.7 °C	27.8 °C

How this is modelledmodelled · 2022-2024

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

chop

Standing depth

shallow water is reported for Adícora beaches and Playa Sur's reef-protected area, but the exact standing-depth distance is unconfirmed

Tides

Small tide, twice a day, with roughly half a metre between the extremes. It does not shape when you ride. At the bottom of it the reef and rock patches sit closer to the surface, reportedly.

Temperature

27 °C summer · 26 °C winter

Modelled monthly average: 27–30 °C

Wetsuit

boardshorts/swimsuit and rashguard; no wetsuit normally needed

Currents

Light along the beach, reportedly under a knot.

Conditions

Reef and breakwater protect the beginner zone on Playa Sur, so it has no waves. Farther south it goes to chop, then to a wave area useful for jumping. The same coast is logged elsewhere as lagoon water and sand beach with none-to-choppy waves, and elsewhere again as choppy with small to medium waves.

Your level

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

The reef-protected water near the lighthouse on Playa Sur has no waves and suits kitesurf novices; the chop and the wave sections farther south suit riders with more mileage. Take a school anyway on the strong days, because it gets strong.

The scene

What riders come here for

freeridechopsmall waveswindsurf crossover

Who it suitslessons

An established Venezuelan wind-sports town: schools, posadas, weekend tourism. Midweek it empties.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

5 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: ok

no access rules on record

Somewhere else

No neighbour on record

No other spot in the atlas sits within reach of this one.

Rescue

No public lifeguard or rescue boat was found for Playa Sur. The schools on the beach are the practical fallback and their cover runs to their own students. The wind is side-onshore, so a failed session drifts along the same sand rather than out to sea, and that is the real margin here.

No local emergency number is published for the beach; the nearest hospital is in Punto Fijo, about an hour away by road.

Launch

Sandy launch on Playa Sur in Adícora. The posadas, the schools and the equipment shops are all on this side of town.

Hazards riders report 14 reported

Wind

reef offshore
sideonshore wind requiring self-rescue awareness
Strong winds; Venezuelan tourism material cites 10-30 kt and local climate summaries describe strong trade winds.
Side-onshore wind still requires self-rescue and upwind ability outside lessons.
strong wind: 15-25 kt is normal in season, with 30-plus days
side-onshore wind still asks for self-rescue and upwind ability outside a lesson

Bottom

reef and breakwater shallows around Playa Sur
sand bottom with reef and coral patches and some sharp rock; booties are worth packing
reef closer to the surface at low water, reportedly

Waves and currents

Chop and wave section south of the beginner area.
chop and a wave section south of the beginner area

Protected areas and rules

Reef/breakwater and reef-protected shallows around Playa Sur.

Other

Shared beach: schools, tourists, weekend visitors.
shared beach: schools, tourists, weekend visitors

Schools that ride here

Rider tips

Sleep at the Playa Sur end of town if you want to walk to the water; the schools and the equipment shops are on that side.
Ask at a school where the reef-protected water stops before you ride south into the chop and the wave section.
Rig later in the day. The wind builds through the afternoon, so the morning kite is usually the wrong one.
Come able to self-rescue and go upwind outside a lesson: the wind is side-onshore, but the beach is reef-lined.
Keep Boca de Caño and the Médanos de Coro dunes for the light days.

Getting there

Airport

Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), Punto Fijo; Adícora also has a small local aerodrome reported in local references

Route

Road in via Coro or Punto Fijo on the Paraguaná Peninsula. Adícora is 65 km from Coro, about 40 minutes by road on the route toward Punto Fijo and the isthmus.

Transfer

40 min from Coro by road; about 45-60 min from Punto Fijo/Josefa Camejo airport depending on route and traffic

Cost level

medium

Staying

Posadas, rental houses and hotels through the town, with the Playa Sur end closest to the schools and the equipment shops.

No-wind days

Playa Norte family beach, El Supí, Tiraya, Boca de Caño lagoon and flamingo/bird watching, Buchuaco beach, Médanos de Coro National Park, beach restaurants and local tourism in Coro/Paraguaná.

Photos

FAQ

Is Adícora suitable for beginners?

Yes: Playa Sur's reef-protected, no-wave area near the lighthouse suits novices, while chop and waves farther south suit more experienced riders.

When is the best time?

January through July is the safest conservative season, with May repeatedly singled out as especially windy.

What is the wind like?

Trade winds blow 10-30 kt, mostly E to NE, increasing through the afternoon.

Are there kite schools?

Yes: several schools including Adicora KWS, AdicoraKite and Wind Adicora operate around Playa Sur.

Last updated: August 2026