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Monte Gordo kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Veracruz

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m 20.3 | -96.84

Overview

Monte Gordo est un spot côtier du Veracruz, sur le golfe du Mexique. Les vents de nord (Nortes) y soufflent puissamment en hiver, créant des conditions de navigation dynamiques avec de la houle.

La plage offre un cadre naturel pour la pratique, avec des vagues générées par les Nortes qui attirent les amateurs de wave riding.

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Spot forecast for Monte Gordo

Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 18:00

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now16:010.4 m00:020.7 m06:040.6 m10:050.7 m17:030.5 m00:060.7 m05:500.6 m11:310.7 m18:020.5 m00:090.7 m05:590.5 m12:390.8 m19:010.5 m00:060.7 m06:200.4 m13:400.8 m20:040.6 m23:550.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.6 m

Monte Gordo: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

68h

in March · 12.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to April, peaking in March: 10 rideable days a month and 68 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is July, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 9.5 rideable days J February: 10 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M April: 8 rideable days A May: 7 rideable days M June: 7.5 rideable days J July: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J August: 6 rideable days A September: 6.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 6 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 9.5 rideable days J February: 10 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M April: 8 rideable days A May: 7 rideable days M June: 7.5 rideable days J July: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J August: 6 rideable days A September: 6.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 6 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 23 °C. The wettest month is October, with 320 mm.

Monthly averages: Monte Gordo
Monthly averages — Monte Gordo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.5 54 h 23 °C 145 mm
February 10.0 70 h 25 °C 70 mm
March 12.5 68 h 27 °C 27 mm
April 8.0 43 h 28 °C 47 mm
May 7.0 32 h 32 °C 63 mm
June 7.5 46 h 31 °C 304 mm
July 2.5 15 h 30 °C 117 mm
August 6.0 18 h 31 °C 135 mm
September 6.5 42 h 30 °C 225 mm
October 12.0 70 h 29 °C 320 mm
November 6.0 29 h 27 °C 136 mm
December 6.0 26 h 25 °C 158 mm

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Technical details of Monte Gordo spot

N: Rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from N.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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