Chacahua kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Oaxaca

Spot currently openIntermediate level 15.97 | -97.68

Overview

Chacahua is a kitesurf spot located on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, in the Chacahua lagoons national park. This spot offers a mix of sheltered lagoon and ocean beach with regular thermal winds.
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Spot forecast for Chacahua

Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 18:06

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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 3.6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now01:480.3 m08:191 m14:490.3 m20:400.8 m02:310.3 m08:580.9 m15:250.3 m21:250.8 m03:210.3 m09:410.8 m16:020.3 m22:170.8 m04:180.4 m10:310.8 m16:420.3 m23:140.8 m05:260.4 m11:290.7 m17:270.3 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Chacahua: 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

78h

in March · 19 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in March: 13 rideable days a month and 78 hours of usable wind, at 35 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 12 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days19 d M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 11 rideable days M June: 2.5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0.5 rideable days O November: 4 rideable days N December: 4 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 12 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days19 d M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 11 rideable days M June: 2.5 rideable days J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0.5 rideable days O November: 4 rideable days N December: 4 rideable days D

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 September, at 31 °C. The wettest month is September, with 554 mm.

Monthly averages: Chacahua
Monthly averages — Chacahua — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.5 27 h 34 °C 7 mm
February 12.0 44 h 34 °C 16 mm
March 19.0 78 h 35 °C 1 mm
April 11.5 50 h 36 °C 13 mm
May 11.0 50 h 36 °C 46 mm
June 2.5 13 h 32 °C 502 mm
July 0.0 1 h 32 °C 237 mm
August 0.0 1 h 32 °C 284 mm
September 0.0 1 h 31 °C 554 mm
October 0.5 5 h 31 °C 224 mm
November 4.0 15 h 32 °C 59 mm
December 4.0 13 h 33 °C 14 mm

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Technical details of Chacahua spot

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

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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