San Juan de Lima kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Michoacán

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m 18.58 | -103.68

Overview

San Juan de Lima is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast of Michoacan. This spot offers an open beach with thermal westerly winds and moderate ocean conditions.

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Spot forecast for San Juan de Lima

Sunrise 06:50 · 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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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 2.7 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 Now00:510.4 m08:040.9 m14:160.6 m18:360.7 m01:010.4 m07:500.9 m13:530.6 m18:510.8 m01:120.4 m07:410.9 m13:450.5 m19:120.8 m01:250.4 m07:370.9 m13:480.4 m19:380.9 m01:400.4 m07:391 m14:000.3 m20:070.9 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 · 0.6 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 · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m

San Juan de Lima: 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

72h

in April · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in April: 15 rideable days a month and 72 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is September, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 7.5 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days J July: 3.5 rideable days J August: 3 rideable days A September: 2 rideable days2 d S October: 2 rideable days2 d O November: 3 rideable days N December: 2 rideable days2 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 7.5 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days J July: 3.5 rideable days J August: 3 rideable days A September: 2 rideable days2 d S October: 2 rideable days2 d O November: 3 rideable days N December: 2 rideable days2 d 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 March, at 28 °C. The wettest month is September, with 271 mm.

Monthly averages: San Juan de Lima
Monthly averages — San Juan de Lima — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.5 26 h 29 °C 7 mm
February 11.0 40 h 29 °C 12 mm
March 13.0 52 h 28 °C 1 mm
April 20.5 72 h 28 °C 0 mm
May 20.5 76 h 30 °C 10 mm
June 10.0 48 h 30 °C 253 mm
July 3.5 14 h 31 °C 191 mm
August 3.0 14 h 31 °C 145 mm
September 2.0 9 h 31 °C 271 mm
October 2.0 14 h 30 °C 144 mm
November 3.0 15 h 31 °C 20 mm
December 2.0 6 h 29 °C 11 mm

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Technical details of San Juan de Lima 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.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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