Beach
both
Level 5/10

Playa Kanoa

Curacao, Curacao
🌀Strong rips

Playa Kanoa is Curacao's main surf beach—located on the windward east coast where Atlantic swells wrap around the island. The Dutch Caribbean's most consistent surf option.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
0.7m
@5s
24km/h
Tue
31
0
Poor
0.6m
@6s
22km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
0.6m
@6s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
ENE(67°)
Score: 5/25
Period
5s
Short period / windswell
Score: 1/25
Wind
24km/h
ENE(77°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
26°C
0.1mm82%
Windswell Component
0.6mE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 18 km/h E|PM: 25 km/h E
18 km/h vs 25 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:30 am
Low tide - -0.02m
11:00 am
High tide - 0.10m
5:30 pm
Low tide - 0.00m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period1/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score18/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Direction range
20° - 80°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
240° - 300°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.2m - 2.5m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: East Curacao. Atlantic exposure.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Curacao surf option.

Getting There

Airport
CUR
Drive time
45 min
Data quality
verified

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