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Isla Blanca Lagoon, Mexico

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  • Cancun Kite spot · 1.1 km from Cancún

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About Isla Blanca Lagoon

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

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cancún. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CUN, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Isla Blanca Lagoon.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Isla Blanca Lagoon on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 15 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct014knsidechop
Mon 19Oct012knsidechop
Tue 20Oct8020knsidechop
Wed 21Oct8024knside-onchop
Thu 22Oct5819knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct4318knsidechop
Sat 24Oct7621knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct8020knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct8026knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct4418knonchop

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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 MDW to CUN, then 1h by road. About 8h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Isla Blanca Lagoon

    15 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Isla Blanca Lagoon

    18 kn gusting 24, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Isla Blanca Lagoon

    14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Isla Blanca Lagoon

    13 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Isla Blanca Lagoon

    15 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to CUN, then 1h by road. About 8h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £605–£1,125 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £190–£400
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

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