Magdalena Bay, Mexico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Puerto Magdalena, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LTO (LTO), 171 km.

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About Magdalena Bay

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

Water about 26°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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). The sea is about 18°C in April, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually May, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Puerto Magdalena, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LTO (LTO), 171 km.

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From Chicago: about 14 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to LTO, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
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Getting there. 3 h 15 from the airport to Magdalena Bay.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 18 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: waves 1.8 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Magdalena Bay
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16kn	on	2.0 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 4 knots	8kn	cross-off	2.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	59, good	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	19kn	side	1.6 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15kn	side	1.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	72, good	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots	22kn	side	1.8 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	78, good	wind from the north-west, 18 knots	24kn	side	1.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	15kn	side	1.3 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15kn	side-on	1.3 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	17, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	15kn	side	2.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	26, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	16kn	side-on	2.0 mwaves

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).

Jan1of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar3of 7
Apr4of 7
May5of 7
Jun3of 7
Jul2of 7
Aug2of 7
Sep3of 7
Oct2of 7
Nov1of 7
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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to LTO, changing at DFW, then 3h 15 by road. About 14h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Kite Magdalena Bay
14 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Kite Magdalena Bay
11 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Kite Magdalena Bay
17 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 1.8 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Kite Magdalena Bay
18 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: waves 1.8 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: waves 1.3 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to LTO, changing at DFW, then 3h 15 by road. About 14h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £470–£905 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 £215–£445
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £150–£280

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