Overview

Bonfil is a kitesurfing spot located near Acapulco on the Pacific coast of Guerrero. This spot offers a long open beach with westerly thermal winds and ocean conditions for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Bonfil

Sunrise 06:33 · Sunset 18:14

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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 5.5 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 01:35 · 0.2 m High tide 08:14 · 0.8 m Low tide 14:42 · 0.3 m High tide 20:12 · 0.6 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:05 · 0.2 m High tide 08:38 · 0.8 m Low tide 15:01 · 0.3 m High tide 20:41 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:36 · 0.3 m High tide 09:02 · 0.7 m Low tide 15:19 · 0.3 m High tide 21:15 · 0.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:12 · 0.3 m High tide 09:23 · 0.7 m Low tide 15:38 · 0.3 m High tide 21:58 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:56 · 0.4 m High tide 09:42 · 0.6 m Low tide 15:59 · 0.3 m High tide 22:59 · 0.7 m

Bonfil: 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

97h

in April · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in April: 21 rideable days a month and 97 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is September, at 3 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is September, at 30 °C. The wettest month is September, with 859 mm.

Monthly averages: Bonfil

Monthly averages — Bonfil — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	64 h	31 °C	19 mm
February	20.5	72 h	31 °C	7 mm
March	26.0	106 h	31 °C	0 mm
April	26.5	97 h	32 °C	0 mm
May	22.5	99 h	33 °C	32 mm
June	12.0	65 h	31 °C	379 mm
July	5.0	19 h	31 °C	209 mm
August	5.5	26 h	31 °C	214 mm
September	3.0	16 h	30 °C	859 mm
October	7.5	33 h	30 °C	281 mm
November	18.0	60 h	31 °C	36 mm
December	17.5	61 h	31 °C	20 mm

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Technical details of Bonfil spot

The spot works with winds from W, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Additional stations

GW6365 ACAPULCO MX MX13.1 km

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source madis - NOAA
Ogimet - Acapulco, Gro. (Mexico)19.1 km

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