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Cancun
Windsurf spot · Mexico
Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 7 kn gusting 17, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 47 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 0 kn
- Gusts
- 1kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°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 470, good
- Thu 596, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 894, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1071, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jul–Aug6 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, 0 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | chop | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 6kn | offnot safe | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot | 4kn | offnot safe | chop | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 70, good | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 15kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 0 knots | 1kn | offnot safe | chop | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 94, good | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | chop | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 14kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 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
best Jul–Aug
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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
Cancun on Google Maps · Directions
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Photos of Cancun
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cancun
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 29°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 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. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and March, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cancún.
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$636–US$1,190 each
about US$636–US$1,190 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 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| 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$636–US$1,190 |
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: Cancún
2 min by car · 207 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Cancún 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 7h 45m
About 7h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CUN, direct, then 35 min by road
Flights MDW → CUN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.