Mexico
10 wing and kite foil spots, with conditions, best season and the schools and rental stations at each.
Bucerías – Banderas Bay
Nayarit
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Jan–Jun
A long sandy beach on Banderas Bay, 30 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta. From January to June an onshore south-westerly sea breeze of 5–20 mph, sometimes 30…
Cozumel
Quintana Roo
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Dec–May
The Caribbean island off Playa del Carmen. The prevailing easterly makes the wild east coast at Chen Río a wave spot, while the winter Nortes brought by cold…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
El Cuyo
Yucatán
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Feb–Jun
A small fishing village on the north coast of the Yucatán inside a large nature reserve, next to the pink lagoon of Las Coloradas and its flamingos. From…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Holbox
Quintana Roo
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Dec–May
A car-free island off the north tip of the Yucatán, where the Gulf of Mexico meets the Caribbean. The water is flat, shallow and sandy with no waves, an ideal…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
Isla Blanca – Cancún
Quintana Roo
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Nov–May
A huge, hip-deep saltwater lagoon in a nature reserve 25 minutes north of Cancún that works on any wind direction, with the ocean side as an alternative when…
2 centers · Lessons La Ventana Baja California Sur- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Nov–Mar
A winter thermal, El Norte, blows most afternoons from November to March at 15–25 knots onto a long, sandy bay on the Sea of Cortez, with wind swell for…
7 centers · Lessons, Rental Los Barriles Baja California Sur- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Oct–Mar
A village on the Sea of Cortez between La Paz and Los Cabos with a huge sandy beach, where the El Norte thermal builds early in the morning and keeps blowing…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Progreso – El Playón
Yucatán
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Feb–Jun · Nov–Dec
Mérida's port on the Gulf of Mexico. At El Playón, 3–4 km west of the long cargo pier, the north-easterly trade wind and afternoon sea breeze blow 8–35 knots…
3 centers · Lessons, Rental Punta San Carlos Baja California- Water
- Waves
- Best season
- Mar–Oct
A remote fishing point on the Pacific coast of Baja, 275 miles south of the border and reached only by dirt road, that windsurfers discovered in the early 1980s…
Tulum
Quintana Roo
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Dec–May
One of the Riviera Maya's most beautiful beaches, below the Mayan ruins, with soft white sand and aqua water. Inside the reef, 600–800 m out, the water is…
Schools and rental
18 stations at this spot: what they offer, whose gear they run and when they are open.
Kite school in Progreso with first lessons, progression and gear rental.
Aqua Ventana La VentanaA full-service beach centre for wing foil, kite and windsurf instruction and rental.
Baja Wing & Watersports La VentanaA women-owned wing foil school with lessons, coaching, rental, clinics and camps.
Holbox Kiteboarding School HolboxHolbox school established in 2009 with its own rescue boat, kite and kitefoil lessons, rental and boat-towed foiling.
Kisi Kitesurf School CozumelCozumel kite school with private beginner lessons, twin-tip, surf and foil boards, and jet-ski tow sessions when the wind is too light.
Kitesurf Mexico Isla Blanca – CancúnA kite and wing foil school at Isla Blanca with more than fifteen years' experience and boat-assisted lessons.
Kukulkite HolboxKite school, rental and shop on Holbox, with a two-hour discovery lesson and nine-hour complete courses.
Los Barriles Kitesurf Centre (Playa Sol) Los Barriles- Brands
- Cabrinha
- Open
- Nov–Mar
The centre on the beach at the Playa Sol hotel with the latest Cabrinha kit, a full range of instruction programmes and downwind...
Playa Central Kiteboarding La VentanaPlaya Central has taught wing foiling since 2018, with a three-day beginner programme.
Progreso Kite Center Progreso – El PlayónProgreso kite and wing centre and shop with lessons from zero to advanced, plus hydrofoil.
Saladita La Ventana La VentanaDownwinders, progression camps and guided foiling in La Ventana.
Shaka Vibes Isla Blanca – CancúnA kite school at Isla Blanca that also teaches wing foil.
Strong Kiteboarding La VentanaPrivate, watercraft-assisted kite and wing foil lessons on La Ventana's northern beach.
Tropikal Kitesurf Center El Cuyo- Brands
- North
The kite station in El Cuyo with a small storage area, the newest North rental gear and all the usual kite courses.
Ventana Bay Resort La VentanaThe Ventana Bay resort's school teaches winging and kite.
Wing Foil La Ventana La VentanaBeginner and intermediate wing foil clinics with pro instructors and jet ski support.
Wingfoil School Cozumel CozumelWing foil lessons and rentals with a Cozumel-born instructor who has kited for 15 years; kite lessons are offered too.
Yuckite Progreso – El PlayónKite and wing school in Progreso since 2011 with IKO and IWO instructors.