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
15
0
Poor
0.7m
@6s
28km/h
Mon
16
0
Poor
0.5m
@7s
34km/h
Tue
17
0
Poor
0.9m
@8s
34km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
NE(51°)
Score: 5/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
28km/h
E(93°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
27°C
0.1mm53%
Windswell Component
1.0mE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.2mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

9:30 am
High tide - 0.10m
7:00 pm
Low tide - -0.10m
9:30 pm
High tide - -0.08m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score27/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ 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°
Best window
morning

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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