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Kitesurf

Imagine...
25-30 degrees, turquoise water, a white sand beach...
a constant breeze of 18 to 28 knots in the afternoon...
and above all: only a few kites on the water.
Welcome to kitesurfing paradise with about 300 windy days per year!

Navigation: The spot is choppy, with flat areas between waves near the shore. You can touch the bottom up to 50-100m from the shore, very convenient for kitesurfing lessons.

Beach: Very secure launch area, on a large stretch of beach without obstacles. The beach is public and it is therefore possible to kite from the Progreso pier to the entrance of Chelem port. Several schools are located along the beach and offer Day Pass with shower / equipment rinsing for a small fee (for example Alpha Kite or Yuckite).

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Spot forecast for Progreso (el Playon)

Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 17:30

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.4 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 00:12 · 0.8 m Low tide 14:48 · 0.4 m
Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:21 · 0.8 m Low tide 15:50 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:26 · 0.8 m Low tide 07:53 · 0.7 m High tide 09:47 · 0.7 m Low tide 17:17 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:23 · 0.7 m Low tide 06:58 · 0.6 m High tide 11:54 · 0.7 m Low tide 18:56 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:05 · 0.7 m Low tide 06:33 · 0.6 m High tide 13:26 · 0.8 m Low tide 20:25 · 0.6 m High tide 23:35 · 0.7 m

Progreso (el Playon): 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

252h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 29 °C. It peaks in May, with 252 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C. The wettest month is October, with 147 mm.

Monthly averages: Progreso (el Playon)

Monthly averages — Progreso (el Playon) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.0	255 h	26 °C	39 mm
February	27.0	227 h	26 °C	27 mm
March	30.0	270 h	29 °C	12 mm
April	28.0	275 h	29 °C	2 mm
May	31.0	252 h	31 °C	6 mm
June	25.5	198 h	30 °C	130 mm
July	30.5	260 h	30 °C	63 mm
August	30.0	223 h	30 °C	55 mm
September	25.5	159 h	30 °C	109 mm
October	27.0	245 h	29 °C	147 mm
November	26.0	231 h	27 °C	45 mm
December	30.0	265 h	26 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of Progreso (el Playon) spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
No specific restrictions.
Required level: Beginner

Parking

There is a public parking lot just before the Progreso pier and at the kitesurfing schools.

Wind specificities

You can kite in Progreso almost all year round. The spot works with different types of wind:

Brisa (thermal):

Season: March-August

Direction: side-on (NE)

Kts: 18-25 knots until June, then it decreases during summer (ideal for foiling)

Temperature: 25-35 degrees

Downwind possible along the coast to Chuburna or even Sisal for the more adventurous.

Norte:

Season: November-March

Direction: on-shore (N)

Kts: 20-35 kts

Temperature: 15-23 degrees. This is a cold and tempestuous wind and it can therefore be chilly on the water. Neoprene wetsuit (3:2 or 4:3) recommended.

Surada:

Season: January-March

This South offshore wind for the Progreso spot allows us to go to the Ria de Chelem, a wave-free lagoon just 15min by car. Here, the wind is onshore and the launch is complicated as it's directly from the port with an electric cable right in the launch area. Schools offer boat trips for lessons.

Kts: 15-35 kts. Very gusty wind that stops abruptly from one minute to the next, generally around noon. You get it: better to get up early to enjoy it :)

Hazards

Watch out for sargassum (local seaweed) which can sometimes invade the beach and create a problem for relaunching the kite if it falls into the water.

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