Is it worth the trip?
17Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 5 kn gusting 14, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 23°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 372, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 533, poor
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 767, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1033, poor
- Wed 1146, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | chop | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 72, good | wind from the south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | wind from the north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 33, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | side | chop | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | wind from the north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | on | chop | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 67, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 17kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 29kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-west, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 33, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 16kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 46, fair | wind from the north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 14kn | side-on | chop | 27°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
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
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Puerto Altamira
Known for sailing, 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).
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A harbour, 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. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. The sea is about 22°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ciudad Madero.
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$631–US$1,170 each
about US$631–US$1,170 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to TAM, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$228–US$470 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$376 |
| Total | about US$631–US$1,170 |
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: Ciudad Madero
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about 15 min by car · 41 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Ciudad Madero its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 11h 10m
About 11h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → TAM, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 30 min by road
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