Overview

Playa Nizuc is located at the southern end of the Cancún hotel zone, in Quintana Roo. This spot benefits from regular easterly trade winds from the Caribbean Sea, offering conditions suitable for intermediate riders. The body of water is relatively sheltered thanks to the offshore coral reef, with a sandy bottom ideal for riding.

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Spot forecast for Playa Nizuc

Sunrise 06:44 · 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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Playa Nizuc: when to go?

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Season · peak

390h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 390 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 · 90%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 316 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Nizuc

Monthly averages — Playa Nizuc — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	24.0	224 h	27 °C	76 mm
February	22.0	218 h	28 °C	32 mm
March	28.0	322 h	29 °C	34 mm
April	28.5	358 h	29 °C	30 mm
May	31.0	390 h	31 °C	22 mm
June	29.0	325 h	30 °C	316 mm
July	24.5	215 h	31 °C	169 mm
August	15.5	110 h	32 °C	108 mm
September	11.5	73 h	31 °C	220 mm
October	16.0	155 h	30 °C	243 mm
November	16.0	146 h	28 °C	101 mm
December	21.0	181 h	27 °C	93 mm

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Technical details of Playa Nizuc spot

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

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, SE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Additional stations

Cancún International Airport Airport6.7 km

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CANCUN6.4 km

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