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Acapulco, Mexico

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About Acapulco

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 46). The sea is about 28°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Acapulco.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → ZIH · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Acapulco.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in AcapulcoAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Acapulco · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Acapulco · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Acapulco on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 15 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct05kncross-off2.1 mwaves
Mon 19Oct05knside1.7 mwaves
Tue 20Oct07kncross-off1.5 mwaves
Wed 21Oct06knside1.5 mwaves
Thu 22Oct05knside1.5 mwaves
Fri 23Oct05knside1.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct07knside1.5 mwaves
Sun 25Oct07knside-on2.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct09knside1.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct4021knside1.6 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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 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. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 3h 30 by road. About 11h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 7, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 5, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 5, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 7, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 3h 30 by road. About 11h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £640–£1,195 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 £225–£470
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

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