Overview

Puerto Arista is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. This spot offers long sandy beaches with regular thermal winds and moderate ocean conditions.

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Spot forecast for Puerto Arista

Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 17:51

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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 6.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:47 · 0.5 m High tide 09:05 · 1.2 m Low tide 15:37 · 0.5 m High tide 21:44 · 1.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:49 · 0.6 m High tide 10:01 · 1.2 m Low tide 16:26 · 0.5 m High tide 22:44 · 1.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:55 · 0.6 m High tide 11:04 · 1.2 m Low tide 17:14 · 0.5 m High tide 23:42 · 1.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 06:01 · 0.5 m High tide 12:05 · 1.2 m Low tide 18:02 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:34 · 1.4 m Low tide 07:01 · 0.4 m High tide 13:00 · 1.2 m Low tide 19:51 · 0.4 m

Puerto Arista: 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

77h

in March · 19 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in March: 13 rideable days a month and 77 hours of usable wind, at 33 °C. The low point is September, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 30 °C. The wettest month is June, with 589 mm.

Monthly averages: Puerto Arista

Monthly averages — Puerto Arista — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.5	57 h	33 °C	0 mm
February	12.0	44 h	33 °C	15 mm
March	19.0	77 h	33 °C	4 mm
April	16.0	66 h	34 °C	20 mm
May	12.0	52 h	32 °C	150 mm
June	1.5	6 h	30 °C	589 mm
July	3.0	11 h	31 °C	157 mm
August	0.5	6 h	31 °C	151 mm
September	0.0	4 h	30 °C	366 mm
October	4.0	18 h	31 °C	257 mm
November	9.5	36 h	32 °C	29 mm
December	10.0	45 h	33 °C	5 mm

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Technical details of Puerto Arista spot

The spot works with winds from W, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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