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San Felipe kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Yucatán

Spot currently openIntermediate level 21.57 | -88.24

Overview

San Felipe is a fishing village at the north-eastern tip of Yucatan, on the Gulf of Mexico. The easterly trade winds and Nortes offer regular sailing conditions on an open body of water.

The authentic and isolated setting of this fishing village makes it a quiet spot, ideal for riders looking to get away from tourist areas.

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Spot forecast for San Felipe

Sunrise 05:50 · Sunset 17:24

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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 6.4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now02:500.7 m16:520.4 m03:280.7 m13:030.5 m14:350.5 m19:520.5 m04:030.6 m12:470.5 m15:480.6 m22:050.5 m04:340.5 m09:430.5 m16:500.6 m02:550.5 m04:530.5 m07:360.4 m17:460.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m

San Felipe: 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

260h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 260 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is September, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 25.5 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 25.5 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 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 28 °C. The wettest month is September, with 178 mm.

Monthly averages: San Felipe
Monthly averages — San Felipe — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 230 h 28 °C 43 mm
February 25.5 225 h 29 °C 22 mm
March 27.0 245 h 32 °C 16 mm
April 27.0 310 h 32 °C 9 mm
May 27.0 257 h 35 °C 28 mm
June 29.0 283 h 32 °C 172 mm
July 29.5 260 h 31 °C 115 mm
August 25.0 175 h 32 °C 96 mm
September 19.5 102 h 31 °C 178 mm
October 23.5 231 h 29 °C 148 mm
November 25.5 223 h 29 °C 52 mm
December 25.5 245 h 28 °C 33 mm

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Technical details of San Felipe spot

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

The spot works with winds from N.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, NW, NNW.

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