Tio Tom

Punta Ballena • Uruguay flag Uruguay
181 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
sand
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
0.6 m
Waves
flat, small, medium

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
1910100
147100
146200
138210
149310
137310
137310
149300
148100
179200
188200
189100
Dominant wind direction
wind 96º
wind 93º
wind 91º
wind 223º
wind 227º
wind 266º
wind 263º
wind 226º
wind 89º
wind 89º
wind 92º
wind 94º
Avg. wind (kt)
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1314–
1316–
1317–
151722
161822
161924
151822
141720
1416–
1416–
1315–
1316–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
27º 19º
26º 19º
25º 18º
21º 14º
18º 11º
15º 8º
15º 8º
16º 8º
18º 10º
20º 12º
23º 14º
25º 17º
Water temperature
22º
23º
22º
20º
17º
14º
12º
12º
13º
15º
18º
20º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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