Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: not enough of the right wind, 12 kn gusting 16, onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 821, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 10100, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Mar–Apr4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 6 knots | 9kn | side | chop | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 6kn | cross-off | chop | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 8kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 10kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 15kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 21, poor | wind from the east, 12 knots | 16kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 100, good | wind from the north, 18 knots | 27kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 26°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 02:40 +0.1 mLow 09:13 −0.1 mHigh 15:04 +0.0 mLow 20:12 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:44 +0.1 mLow 09:59 −0.1 mHigh 15:57 +0.1 mLow 21:25 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:39 +0.1 mLow 10:35 −0.1 mHigh 16:43 +0.1 mLow 22:27 −0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Mar–Apr
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Isla Blanca
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 28°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). 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 March and April, with about 4 good days in 7; in July and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Isla Mujeres, 17 km (about 30 min by car). Nearest airport: Cancún International Airport (CUN), 39 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$516–US$992 each
about US$516–US$992 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CUN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$221–US$462 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Total | about US$516–US$992 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 17 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Isla Mujeres, 17 km (about 30 min by car). Nearest airport: Cancún International Airport (CUN), 39 km.
See places to stay near Isla Mujeres, 17 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 8h 10m
About 8h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CUN, direct, then 1h by road
Flights MDW → CUN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.