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Manzanillo, Mexico

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About Manzanillo

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S 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 25°C in April, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Manzanillo.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → GDL · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to Manzanillo.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

Manzanillo on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct020knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves
Mon 19Oct08knside0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct06kncross-off0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct06kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct09knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct015knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct09knsidechop
Sun 25Oct011kncross-off1.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct016knoffnot safe1.9 mwaves
Tue 27Oct030knoffnot safe1.6 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 MDW to GDL, then 3h 40 by road. About 11h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 15, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 9, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to GDL, then 3h 40 by road. About 11h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £630–£1,170 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 £215–£445
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

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