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Playa del Carmen kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Quintana Roo

Spot currently openIntermediate level 20.62 | -87.07

Overview

Playa del Carmen is a kitesurf spot located on the Riviera Maya in Quintana Roo. This popular Caribbean spot offers regular easterly trade winds and a pleasant turquoise body of water for sailing.

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Spot forecast for Playa del Carmen

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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Playa del Carmen: 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.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 19 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 21.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 19 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 21.5 rideable days D

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: Playa del Carmen
Monthly averages — Playa del Carmen — 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 Playa del Carmen 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.

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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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