The report · Paracas · Kite · February · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

Ica, Peru

Paracas

KiteFebruary

76% of February days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windp202The month's own recordsp303Full stays, schools & kitp404Per-launch notesp405Gusts, piers & the reserve rulesp506Getting there, packing & best monthsp507Sources, and their limitsp6
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
25 Sep 2026Record
2017 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECMWF IFS HRES 9 kmNormals
2017 to 2026
Ten Februaries
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite757672796052577375858887Windsurf665961654841436265787978Wing757672796052577375858887

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, February

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 24% of daylight hours under 4 kt.

When in the day, February

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm
Wind directionS to SWFrom the south, blowing from the left on the main beach, per spot guides and Kangaroo Kite.
Wind strength14 to 16 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, August to April, in the record. A 9 km model, no station check yet.
When it blowsAfternoonCalm mornings. The share of windy days builds from noon to a peak between 3pm and 5pm.

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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February's own records

The month's own figures from ten Februaries in the record, 2017 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days21 of 28Ten Februaries in the record
Wind, rideable hours14 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air25.3°CMaximum
Hours over 12 kt4.3 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeJanuary75%23 rideable days in 31
Your monthFebruary76%21 rideable days in 28
AfterMarch72%22 rideable days in 31

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

Bamboo Paracas ResortResort · Main pointBeside the Kangaroo Kite centre, with a restaurant and bar.
Aldea PeruApartments · 400 m to Kangaroo KiteModern apartments with kitchens, two pools and a co-working space a few hundred metres from the kite centre, Kangaroo Kite’s pick for a week or longer.
La Hacienda Bahía Paracas$$$Hotel · 300 m to the kite pointHotel about 300 m from the kite point, with an oceanfront pool and a spa.
The Legend Paracas Resort$$$Resort · 300 m to the kite pointBeachfront resort with a private beach, about 300 m from the kite point.
Paracas Backpackers House$··Hostel · Paracas townBudget hostel in Paracas town, 100 m from El Chaco beach, with a shared kitchen and hammocks, about five minutes’ drive from the kite point.
Hotel Paracas, a Luxury Collection Resort$$$Resort · Paracas townBeachfront resort on the bay in Paracas town, about five minutes’ drive from the kite point.

Lessons

Kangaroo KiteSchool · Kite · WingLessons, camps and reserve trips all year from about 11am, with a rescue boat during lessons.
Kitesurfing PeruSchool · Kite · WindsurfKite and windsurf lessons at the Kite Point in Santo Domingo.

Kit

Kangaroo KiteRental · Kite and wing rental at the main point. Storage includes the compressor, fresh water, hot showers and changing rooms.
Kitesurfing PeruRental · Kite · WindsurfRental and a shop at the Kite Point.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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Per-launch notes

Santo Domingo kite point
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for the bay.

Laguna Grande
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for the lagoon.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Gusts, piers & the reserve rules

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

EmergenciesIn an emergency call 105 for the police, 116 for the fire service or 106 for an ambulance.
Gusts downwindDownwind of the Kangaroo Kite centre the wind becomes gusty and shifty. Stay upwind of it.
Piers and boatsDownwind of the point there are piers, boats and other obstacles. Do not drift towards them.
The reserveThe Paracas National Reserve is entered through the Santo Domingo checkpoint and is open from 9:00 to 16:00, with a fee. Kitesurfing is not among the activities its page lists: ride inside it only on a school’s trip.
Cold water and sunThe water is cold even on sunny days. The desert sun and wind dry riders out: carry water and cover up.
Piers, boats and obstacles

Downwind of the point there are piers, boats and other obstacles. Stay upwind of them, and do not drift towards the town’s waterfront.

Gusts, the reserve and emergencies

Downwind of the Kangaroo Kite centre the wind becomes uneven and shifty. The Paracas National Reserve is entered through the Santo Domingo checkpoint, open 9:00 to 16:00, with a fee; ride inside it only on a school’s trip. In an emergency call 105 for the police, 116 for the fire service or 106 for an ambulance.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportLima (LIM)Jorge Chávez International. About three hours south by the Panamericana Sur.
SeasonAugust to AprilThe months the record shows the most rideable days. November is the pick.
Getting aroundBus or carBuses run from Lima in 3.5 to 4 hours, per a spot guide, or drive.
What to pack
BeachSand. A large sandy beach. The fine sand sticks to kit: pack kites away dry.WaterChop to flat. Choppy close to shore, flat further upwind across the bay.Water tempAbout 18°C. Per Kangaroo Kite. A 3/2 long suit, or a shorty in summer.LaunchMain point. Santo Domingo for every day; Laguna Grande in the reserve when the bay is light.KitRent. Kangaroo Kite and Kitesurfing Peru rent kit.
Kite sizes for February

Derived from the 14 to 16 kt mean over the season’s rideable hours in the record, August to April, not from a fitted quiver. The record is a 9 km model: check the day’s reading before you rig.

60 to 70 kg9 and 12 m70 to 85 kg10 and 12 m85 kg and up12 and 14 m
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Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from ecmwf_ifs at 9 km, cell 3.81 km from the spot, January 2017 to September 2026, 9 to 10 years a month, no station correction.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenDirection from a spot guide (iksurfmag) and Kangaroo Kite. Strength and time of day read from the record.
02The month’s recordsRecordA 9 km global model nearly 4 km from the spot. The same-window ERA5 control reads far lower, and no station check has shipped: treat the shares as a guide.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenChecked on each business’s own website or a named rider source, most recently on 27 September 2026. Price bands only where a price is published.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline. The section renders its empty state.
05Hazards, the reserve, emergenciesWrittenGusts and obstacles from Kangaroo Kite, not surveyed. The reserve’s hours and fee from SERNANP. Emergency numbers from the Peruvian government.
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenDrive time from Kangaroo Kite, bus time from a spot guide. Water temperature from Kangaroo Kite, not measured. Sizes derived from the session mean.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launches.

The record

Hourly wind, 2017 to 2026, from ECMWF IFS HRES via Open-Meteo: a 9 km grid, read at the cell 3.8 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over nine to ten years.

What we could not source for Paracas

Crowds by month: no count exists for Paracas yet. A water quality classification, and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. Tide tables and per-launch tide windows. A station check on a 9 km wind record that reads far above its ERA5 control. Surveyed launch coordinates. SERNANP’s rule on kitesurfing inside the reserve. A measured water temperature. A licensed photograph.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by Thamara Salas Murillo, CC BY 4.0. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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