Overview

Xcalacoco is a kitesurfing spot located north of Playa del Carmen on the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo. This spot offers a white sand beach with regular east trade winds and turquoise waters.

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Spot forecast for Xcalacoco

Sunrise 06:45 · Sunset 18:20

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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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Xcalacoco: 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

343h

in May · 30 rideable days

The season runs from February to July, peaking in May: 27 rideable days a month and 343 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is September, at 11.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is June, with 306 mm.

Monthly averages: Xcalacoco

Monthly averages — Xcalacoco — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	175 h	28 °C	55 mm
February	22.0	200 h	28 °C	32 mm
March	26.0	237 h	30 °C	26 mm
April	27.5	332 h	30 °C	28 mm
May	30.0	343 h	32 °C	32 mm
June	27.5	322 h	30 °C	306 mm
July	27.5	268 h	31 °C	103 mm
August	18.5	139 h	32 °C	95 mm
September	11.5	71 h	32 °C	150 mm
October	15.5	145 h	30 °C	197 mm
November	16.5	135 h	29 °C	76 mm
December	21.5	181 h	28 °C	81 mm

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Technical details of Xcalacoco spot

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

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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