isla holbox | cabo catoche kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Quintana Roo

Spot currently openIntermediate level 21.6 | -87.1

Overview

Isla Holbox Cabo Catoche is a kitesurfing spot located at the northeastern tip of Holbox Island in Quintana Roo. This spot benefits from regular east trade winds and offers sailing conditions in shallow turquoise waters.

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Sunrise 06:46 · Sunset 18:19

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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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isla holbox | cabo catoche: 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

393h

in May · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 393 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is September, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d S October: 17 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d S October: 17 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 231 mm.

Monthly averages: isla holbox | cabo catoche
Monthly averages — isla holbox | cabo catoche — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.0 206 h 27 °C 80 mm
February 21.0 216 h 27 °C 36 mm
March 25.5 297 h 30 °C 16 mm
April 26.0 343 h 30 °C 21 mm
May 30.0 393 h 32 °C 30 mm
June 30.0 363 h 31 °C 231 mm
July 29.0 306 h 31 °C 69 mm
August 20.5 194 h 32 °C 45 mm
September 16.5 126 h 31 °C 147 mm
October 17.0 182 h 29 °C 155 mm
November 18.0 176 h 28 °C 59 mm
December 20.0 211 h 27 °C 47 mm

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Technical details of isla holbox | cabo catoche spot

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

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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