Overview

Bucerias is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast of Nayarit, in Banderas Bay. This spot offers a long sandy beach with thermal westerly winds and a body of water suited to intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Bucerias

Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 18:33

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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 3.7 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 07:40 · 1.2 m Low tide 13:11 · 1 m High tide 17:26 · 1.1 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:23 · 0.6 m High tide 07:14 · 1.2 m Low tide 12:59 · 0.8 m High tide 18:14 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:45 · 0.5 m High tide 07:15 · 1.3 m Low tide 13:11 · 0.7 m High tide 18:50 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:06 · 0.5 m High tide 07:23 · 1.4 m Low tide 13:29 · 0.6 m High tide 19:23 · 1.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:27 · 0.5 m High tide 07:35 · 1.4 m Low tide 13:51 · 0.4 m High tide 19:55 · 1.4 m

Bucerias: 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

41h

in May · 11.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in May: 9 rideable days a month and 41 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is December, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

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 January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is September, with 280 mm.

Monthly averages: Bucerias

Monthly averages — Bucerias — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.5	3 h	27 °C	11 mm
February	1.5	6 h	28 °C	26 mm
March	6.0	21 h	28 °C	0 mm
April	8.5	27 h	29 °C	0 mm
May	11.5	41 h	31 °C	8 mm
June	10.0	37 h	31 °C	222 mm
July	0.5	3 h	31 °C	223 mm
August	0.5	2 h	31 °C	271 mm
September	2.0	10 h	31 °C	280 mm
October	3.0	13 h	31 °C	151 mm
November	2.0	7 h	30 °C	6 mm
December	0.0	1 h	28 °C	8 mm

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Technical details of Bucerias 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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