Acapulco
Windsurf spot · Mexico
Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 7 kn gusting 10, side-onshore, Water: waves 1 m
Tue 3 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.5 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.5 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- W 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 60 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 86 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 285, good
- Tue 385, good
- Wed 485, good
- Thu 585, good
- Fri 685, good
- Sat 760, good
- Sun 839, poor
- Mon 986, good
- Tue 1085, good
- Wed 1159, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Feb–May6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 85, good | wind from the west, 9 knots | 12kn | side | 1.6 mwaves | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 85, good | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 12kn | side | 1.5 mwaves | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 85, good | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 11kn | side-on | 1.5 mwaves | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 85, good | wind from the west, 9 knots | 13kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 85, good | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 11kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 60, good | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 9kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 39, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 9kn | on | 1.0 mwaves | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 86, good | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 10kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 85, good | wind from the west, 8 knots | 10kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 59, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 9kn | on | 1.0 mwaves | 29°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:07 −0.4 mHigh 07:46 +0.4 mLow 14:04 −0.3 mHigh 19:52 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:57 −0.3 mHigh 08:23 +0.4 mLow 14:38 −0.3 mHigh 20:43 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:51 −0.2 mHigh 09:00 +0.3 mLow 15:14 −0.2 mHigh 21:39 +0.3 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 Feb–May
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 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.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
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).
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). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Acapulco.
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$737–US$1,370 each
about US$737–US$1,370 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ZIH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$261–US$543 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Total | about US$737–US$1,370 |
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: Acapulco
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about 5 min by car · 120 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Acapulco 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 11h 50m
About 11h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ZIH, direct, then 3h 30m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.