🇲🇽 Progreso
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Best directionNE
Wind speed12–25kt
SeasonFeb – Jun
Skill levelAll levels
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
Reportedly over 300 windy days a year — genuinely one of the most reliable kite spots anywhere, 30-40 minutes from Mérida. NE thermal wind most afternoons, with winter 'Norte' fronts pushing it to 30kt. Steady enough that it draws freestylers and total beginners alike.
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Getting thereFly into Mérida (MID) and drive north about 35 minutes on Highway 261 to Progreso. A car is convenient but local buses run constantly from Mérida; free parking…
HazardsThe main hazard is the roughly 6.5km cruise ship pier, which creates real wind shadows and turbulent current downwind of it — stay well clear depending on wind…
Best time of day2-6pm, February-September, when Yucatán heat drives a strong sea-breeze thermal to…
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