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La Ventana, Mexico

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About La Ventana

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). The sea is about 21°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is La Ventana. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to La Ventana.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct010kncross-offchop
Mon 19Oct016knside0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct08knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct010knoffnot safechop
Thu 22Oct09knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct013knsidechop
Sat 24Oct011knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct011knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct013knsidechop
Tue 27Oct4017knsidechop

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. 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 kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SJD, then 2h 15 by road. About 10h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 8, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 9, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 11, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SJD, then 2h 15 by road. About 10h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £635–£1,185 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 £220–£460
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

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