Tapalpa kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Jalisco

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2,006 m 19.91 | -103.79

Overview

Tapalpa is a kitesurfing spot located at altitude in the state of Jalisco, at over 2000 meters. This spot offers thermal wind conditions on a flat body of water, in a unique mountain setting.

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Spot forecast for Tapalpa

Sunrise 06:52 · Sunset 18:27

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Tapalpa: 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

85h

in April · 16.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in April: 12 rideable days a month and 85 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is July, 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 20 °C. The wettest month is August, with 261 mm.

Monthly averages: Tapalpa

Monthly averages — Tapalpa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	53 h	20 °C	14 mm
February	7.0	28 h	23 °C	19 mm
March	15.5	70 h	25 °C	0 mm
April	16.5	85 h	26 °C	0 mm
May	7.5	37 h	28 °C	36 mm
June	1.0	11 h	24 °C	200 mm
July	0.0	1 h	22 °C	255 mm
August	0.0	0 h	22 °C	261 mm
September	0.5	3 h	22 °C	242 mm
October	0.5	2 h	22 °C	76 mm
November	1.0	5 h	23 °C	10 mm
December	2.0	8 h	21 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of Tapalpa 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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