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Cozumel, Mexico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Cozumel, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CZM (CZM), 2 km.

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About Cozumel

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Cozumel, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CZM (CZM), 2 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 7 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CZM, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Cozumel.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Cozumel, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CZM (CZM), 2 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Cozumel on Google Maps · Directions

Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 14 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: flat.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct010knsideflat
Mon 19Oct09kncross-offflat
Tue 20Oct010kncross-offflat
Wed 21Oct019kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct015knside-onflat
Fri 23Oct014knsideflat
Sat 24Oct014knside-onflat
Sun 25Oct017knside-onflat
Mon 26Oct5331knsideflat
Tue 27Oct018knsideflat

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to CZM, then 20 min by road. About 7h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 19, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to CZM, then 20 min by road. About 7h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £395–£775 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £195–£405
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Food £150–£280

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