Veracruz kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Veracruz

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 22.25 | -97.79

Overview

Veracruz est un spot urbain sur le golfe du Mexique, dans l'État du même nom. Les vents de nord (Nortes) y soufflent avec force en saison hivernale, créant des conditions engagées sur le plan d'eau.

La ville portuaire offre toutes les commodités nécessaires, avec un accès facile aux plages et des conditions variées selon la force des Nortes.

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Spot forecast for Veracruz

Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 18:02

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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 4.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now00:000.8 m14:550.4 m00:070.7 m16:040.4 m00:090.7 m06:140.6 m10:070.6 m17:070.4 m00:110.7 m05:560.6 m11:360.7 m18:070.5 m00:130.7 m06:060.5 m12:460.7 m19:080.5 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 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 · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m

Veracruz: 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

181h

in January · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in January: 20 rideable days a month and 181 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is August, at 3.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d J February: 20 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 15.5 rideable days J July: 8 rideable days J August: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d A September: 11 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d J February: 20 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 15.5 rideable days J July: 8 rideable days J August: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d A September: 11 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is June, with 348 mm.

Monthly averages: Veracruz
Monthly averages — Veracruz — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.5 181 h 22 °C 26 mm
February 20.0 160 h 25 °C 28 mm
March 20.5 174 h 28 °C 11 mm
April 20.5 147 h 29 °C 17 mm
May 20.5 140 h 32 °C 25 mm
June 15.5 101 h 31 °C 348 mm
July 8.0 43 h 30 °C 187 mm
August 3.5 18 h 32 °C 86 mm
September 11.0 72 h 31 °C 187 mm
October 14.0 126 h 29 °C 154 mm
November 18.5 128 h 28 °C 48 mm
December 17.0 122 h 25 °C 102 mm

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Technical details of Veracruz 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.

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