Overview

Cancun Main Beach is the main beach of the Cancun hotel zone, facing the Caribbean Sea. The easterly trade winds blow regularly, offering accessible sailing conditions for intermediate riders.

Be aware of the tourist crowds on the beach which can limit launch areas, especially in high season.

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Spot forecast for Cancun Main Beach

Sunrise 06:44 · Sunset 18:19

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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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Cancun Main Beach: when to go?

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Season · peak

372h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 372 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is September, at 9 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 344 mm.

Monthly averages: Cancun Main Beach

Monthly averages — Cancun Main Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	24.5	214 h	27 °C	74 mm
February	22.0	203 h	28 °C	33 mm
March	28.0	309 h	29 °C	30 mm
April	28.5	335 h	30 °C	33 mm
May	31.0	372 h	32 °C	30 mm
June	29.0	308 h	31 °C	344 mm
July	25.5	198 h	31 °C	197 mm
August	16.5	106 h	32 °C	177 mm
September	9.0	66 h	32 °C	274 mm
October	15.5	146 h	30 °C	232 mm
November	16.0	138 h	29 °C	106 mm
December	19.5	168 h	28 °C	86 mm

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Technical details of Cancun Main Beach spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, SE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Cancún International Airport Airport11.1 kmsource aviationweather.gov

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Additional stations

MMUN12.4 km

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CANCUN11.4 km

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