Bucerías - Playa Bucerias (Zona centro)
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Bucerías
Playa Bucerias, fi lmanṭaqa lmarkaziya dyal Bucerías f Nayarit f lMexique, hiya waḥed lspot li kayḥabbuh lkiteurs lmaḥalliyin ʿla ʿl-vent thermique li kayn f lseason. Lplage lṭwila w lṣandaliya mʿa restaurants w katʿṭi waḥed l'ambiance murtāḥa mʿa lmanẓar dyal ljibāl li ḥāṭṭa ʿliha.
Hiya waḥed lmakān lideal li lfreeride w ldownwinders lLa Cruz de Huanacaxtle, li hiya ghir saʿa waḥda mn Puerto Vallarta. Lsessions kaybdaʾu ʿlā ʿl-ẓuhr bach ystafdu mn lpeak dyal lvent f lʿṣr.
Lspot kayjib riders mn kull lmostawiyat b sabab lmanṭaqa dyal llaunching li hiya qasīra w lplan d'eau li kayn f lmutābaqa.
The wind data shown here comes from ERA5 (via Open-Meteo) over 4 years, reprocessed to reflect realistic conditions.
👉 Average wind has been calibrated to avoid the usual underestimation of models.
👉 Gusts have been corrected by a median ratio to avoid unrealistic extreme values.
👉 Each day is summarized by the median wind (P50) observed during useful hours (8am–8pm), then classified into wind ranges.
👉 The weighted mode mixes average wind and gusts to best reflect felt wind.
- 🟢 10–16 kts: light but sailable wind (especially on foil).
- 🟡 16–22 kts: ideal range, comfortable conditions for most.
- 🔴 22–28 kts: strong wind, reserved for experienced riders.
- 🟣 28+ kts: extreme conditions, committed riding.
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chopchopLspot kayn f orientation onshore ʿla side-on mʿa lvent li kayji mn lgharb aw ljanūb lgharbī, lideal li waḥed lmiṣdār sahl f lplage sandaliya lqṣīra. Lmanṭaqa dyal lnavigation hiya wāsiʿa f lmarkaz, walakin lplage kayn fīha ḳṣīra f baʿḍ lāmākin, mʿa plan d'eau clapoteux w ṣghīr lqāwā li aqall mn meter waḥid.
Ldecollage w l'atterrissage kayn f lplage, walakin khass tḥaḍr mn lbaigneurs w lpromeneurs. Lconditions mā kaynīn ʿla lmarāyā, w lvent thermique kayʿla f lquwwa bin 13h w 18h, kaykhalī sessions ḥta lghurūb dyal lshams.
F ldownwinders, kaybdaʾu ʿoften mn La Cruz de Huanacaxtle bach yrjʿu lBucerias, mʿa runs dyal ʿaṣr saʿa. Lfond hiya sandali w lmaʿa ḳāra, mzyāna li lfreeride.
Lʿawāmir lideal hiya W w NW li lvent side-on ʿla onshore lmunẓam w qawī. Lquwwa loptimal bin 15-25 knots li sessions fluides.
Lplan d'eau hiya clapoteux mʿa ṣghīr lqāwā (0-1m), kaybqā hādī f lmostaḥil w kayn f lnaḥa. Lmaʿa hiya ḳāra w lfond sandali kayḍmān waḥed lvisibility mzyāna.
Lcourants ʿādamān kaynīn ḳlīl f had lspot, b lā ʿlīqā marīmotrīka mūḥīṭa. Mā kayn ḥta chanal kabīr mūḥīṭ, walakin khass lḥiṭāṭ f ldownwinders.
L'aḥjām ltypique katbda mn 9 ʿla 12m li rider dyal 70-85 kg, w katnazzal l8m f lʿyām lvent lqawī. Munaṣib li kull lmostawiyat.
Lvent hiya thermal li kayn mn lḥarāra dyal lvalley dyal Banderas, kaybda mn 12h-13h30 w kayṣla f lpeak bin 13h w 18h ḥta 7-8 dyal lʿshiya. Lquwwa katvary mn 5-20 mph, w mumkin tʿla 30 mph f lʿyām lzīna, mʿa lʿawāmir SW, WSW, W ʿla NW.
F ḥāla dyal lvent lākthar f lshmāl (fawq 305°), khass tḍūru lNuevo Vallarta.
Lclimat hiya tropical ḥar f kull lʿām, mʿa darajat ḥarāra f lʿaṣr ḥawla 28-30°C w llayali ʿla 13-15°C f lseason jāfa. Lseason dyal lvent katbda mn janvier ʿla juin, bʿd ma lbaḥr kayḥmā w lthermal kayḍʿaf.
Lshuhūr mn nṣf fīfrīr ʿla māy hiya aḥsan f lvent lmunẓam, b qlīl mn lṭaqṭīr.
Lʿumq kaykūn ttaḥtī mʿa fond sandali. Kayn lqādam qrib mn lḥāṭ, lideal li llaunching.
Lmaʿa hiya ḥārra f kull lʿām, ḥawla 27°C f lseason dyal lvent, katkhallī lcombinaison ghayr lāzima. Katʿla f lṣayf.