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Brisas de Zicatela kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Oaxaca

Spot currently openAdvanced level 15.83 | -97.05

Overview

Brisas de Zicatela is a kitesurfing spot located in Puerto Escondido on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca. This spot offers wave and wind conditions similar to Zicatela, suited to advanced riders.
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Spot forecast for Brisas de Zicatela

Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 18:04

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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 2.8 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 Now01:500.3 m08:191 m14:490.3 m20:440.8 m02:360.3 m09:011 m15:290.3 m21:320.8 m03:290.4 m09:470.9 m16:100.3 m22:250.9 m04:290.4 m10:400.9 m16:520.4 m23:230.9 m05:370.4 m11:400.8 m17:380.4 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 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 · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Brisas de Zicatela: 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 · 17 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in March: 10 rideable days a month and 68 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is August, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 3.5 rideable days J February: 8 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days17 d M April: 10 rideable days A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 5.5 rideable days J July: 0.5 rideable days J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0.5 rideable days S October: 1.5 rideable days O November: 4 rideable days N December: 1 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 3.5 rideable days J February: 8 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days17 d M April: 10 rideable days A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 5.5 rideable days J July: 0.5 rideable days J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0.5 rideable days S October: 1.5 rideable days O November: 4 rideable days N December: 1 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is September, at 30 °C. The wettest month is September, with 454 mm.

Monthly averages: Brisas de Zicatela
Monthly averages — Brisas de Zicatela — 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 14 h 31 °C 26 mm
February 8.0 35 h 32 °C 11 mm
March 17.0 68 h 32 °C 0 mm
April 10.0 37 h 33 °C 8 mm
May 9.5 37 h 33 °C 56 mm
June 5.5 26 h 31 °C 393 mm
July 0.5 2 h 31 °C 176 mm
August 0.0 3 h 31 °C 169 mm
September 0.5 2 h 30 °C 454 mm
October 1.5 5 h 30 °C 204 mm
November 4.0 15 h 31 °C 33 mm
December 1.0 4 h 31 °C 10 mm

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Technical details of Brisas de Zicatela 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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