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Ixpalbarco / Cozumel kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Quintana Roo

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 7 m 20.45 | -86.81

Overview

Ixpalbarco is located on the east coast of Cozumel, exposed to the Caribbean trade winds. This spot offers waves and sustained wind, reserved for advanced riders comfortable sailing in ocean conditions.

The coral and rocky bottom requires caution, but the wave riding conditions are excellent.

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Spot forecast for Ixpalbarco / Cozumel

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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Ixpalbarco / Cozumel: 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

432h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 30 rideable days a month and 432 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is September, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 323 mm.

Monthly averages: Ixpalbarco / Cozumel
Monthly averages — Ixpalbarco / Cozumel — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.5 274 h 27 °C 59 mm
February 23.5 255 h 27 °C 36 mm
March 29.5 349 h 29 °C 40 mm
April 29.5 397 h 29 °C 29 mm
May 30.5 432 h 31 °C 38 mm
June 30.0 398 h 30 °C 323 mm
July 28.0 303 h 31 °C 125 mm
August 21.5 180 h 31 °C 75 mm
September 12.5 94 h 31 °C 191 mm
October 19.0 212 h 29 °C 196 mm
November 20.5 210 h 28 °C 102 mm
December 24.5 255 h 27 °C 101 mm

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Technical details of Ixpalbarco / Cozumel spot

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

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

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

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