La Ticla kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Michoacán

Spot currently openAdvanced level 18.45 | -103.56

Overview

La Ticla is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast of Michoacan, renowned for its waves. This spot offers demanding conditions with swell and currents, suited to advanced riders.
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Spot forecast for La Ticla

Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 18:28

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

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Swell and waves

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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 1.9 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 Now00:540.4 m08:050.9 m14:190.6 m18:420.7 m01:040.4 m07:530.9 m13:570.5 m18:550.8 m01:150.4 m07:430.9 m13:480.5 m19:140.8 m01:280.4 m07:380.9 m13:500.4 m19:390.9 m01:420.4 m07:400.9 m14:010.3 m20:090.9 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m

La Ticla: 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

28h

in April · 5.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to June, peaking in April: 4 rideable days a month and 28 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is July, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 2 4 6 January: 3.5 rideable days J February: 3 rideable days F March: 3.5 rideable days M April: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d A May: 3.5 rideable days M June: 5 rideable days J July: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d J August: 1 rideable days A September: 1.5 rideable days S October: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d O November: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d N December: 1 rideable days D 0 2 4 6 January: 3.5 rideable days J February: 3 rideable days F March: 3.5 rideable days M April: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d A May: 3.5 rideable days M June: 5 rideable days J July: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d J August: 1 rideable days A September: 1.5 rideable days S October: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d O November: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d N December: 1 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 29 °C. The wettest month is September, with 243 mm.

Monthly averages: La Ticla
Monthly averages — La Ticla — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 3.5 12 h 30 °C 11 mm
February 3.0 14 h 29 °C 11 mm
March 3.5 18 h 29 °C 1 mm
April 5.5 28 h 29 °C 0 mm
May 3.5 21 h 31 °C 16 mm
June 5.0 28 h 30 °C 237 mm
July 0.5 3 h 31 °C 146 mm
August 1.0 5 h 32 °C 109 mm
September 1.5 9 h 31 °C 243 mm
October 0.5 6 h 31 °C 119 mm
November 0.5 2 h 31 °C 10 mm
December 1.0 4 h 30 °C 17 mm

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Technical details of La Ticla spot

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

The spot works with winds from W, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW.

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