Overview

El Ticuiz is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast of Michoacan. This spot offers a sandy beach with thermal westerly winds and ocean conditions suited to intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for El Ticuiz

Sunrise 06:50 · Sunset 18:28

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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 6.1 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 00:49 · 0.4 m High tide 08:04 · 0.9 m Low tide 14:15 · 0.6 m High tide 18:33 · 0.7 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:59 · 0.4 m High tide 07:49 · 0.9 m Low tide 13:52 · 0.6 m High tide 18:49 · 0.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:11 · 0.4 m High tide 07:39 · 0.9 m Low tide 13:43 · 0.5 m High tide 19:10 · 0.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:24 · 0.4 m High tide 07:35 · 0.9 m Low tide 13:46 · 0.4 m High tide 19:36 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:39 · 0.4 m High tide 07:38 · 1 m Low tide 13:59 · 0.3 m High tide 20:06 · 1 m

El Ticuiz: 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

72h

in April · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in April: 15 rideable days a month and 72 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is September, at 2 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 March, at 28 °C. The wettest month is September, with 271 mm.

Monthly averages: El Ticuiz

Monthly averages — El Ticuiz — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.5	26 h	29 °C	7 mm
February	11.0	40 h	29 °C	12 mm
March	13.0	52 h	28 °C	1 mm
April	20.5	72 h	28 °C	0 mm
May	20.5	76 h	30 °C	10 mm
June	10.0	48 h	30 °C	253 mm
July	3.5	14 h	30 °C	191 mm
August	3.0	14 h	31 °C	145 mm
September	2.0	9 h	30 °C	271 mm
October	2.0	14 h	30 °C	144 mm
November	3.0	15 h	30 °C	20 mm
December	2.0	6 h	29 °C	11 mm

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Technical details of El Ticuiz 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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Nearby spots

All spots: Michoacán

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