# Going to Mexico next month. Any way to find out if the water tends to be rough or smooth? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 15, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-mexico-next-month-any-way-to-find-out-if-the-water-tends-to-be-rough-or-smooth/837151 "2019-07-15T21:34:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-mexico-next-month-any-way-to-find-out-if-the-water-tends-to-be-rough-or-smooth/837151/1 "2019-07-15T21:34:51Z")
So we booked a trip to the Now Jade Riviera resort south of Cancun. Never been to that stretch of coast and everyone is wondering if it’s generally smooth or rough water. No idea how to find out. Is there some equivalent to a beach or surf report in Mexico? Any help would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-mexico-next-month-any-way-to-find-out-if-the-water-tends-to-be-rough-or-smooth/837151/2 "2019-07-15T22:29:31Z")
From [this,](https://weatherspark.com/y/14484/Average-Weather-in-Canc%C3%BAn-Mexico-Year-Round) it looks like August is the calmest month, with winds averaging around 6 mph and mostly from the east (on-shore). Of course, local conditions could affect waves. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-mexico-next-month-any-way-to-find-out-if-the-water-tends-to-be-rough-or-smooth/837151/3 "2019-07-16T01:11:48Z")
Thanks ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-mexico-next-month-any-way-to-find-out-if-the-water-tends-to-be-rough-or-smooth/837151/4 "2019-07-16T02:00:15Z")
Here’s another site: > **[Puerto Morelos Surf Report & Surf Forecast with Live Surf Webcams -...](https://magicseaweed.com/Puerto-Morelos-Surf-Report/4045/)** > > Get the latest Puerto Morelos surf report including local surf height, swell period, wind and tide charts. Score access to long-range surf forecasts, and ad-free web cams with Magicseaweed Pro I have to say that I’ve seen big rough waves along that coast, at Playa del Carmen and Xcaret, but not so rough that it was dangerous to go in the water. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-mexico-next-month-any-way-to-find-out-if-the-water-tends-to-be-rough-or-smooth/837151/5 "2019-07-16T19:04:31Z")
I’ll suggest the forum over at Trip Advisor. I’ve often found locals as active members/contributors as well as people who vacation at the same resorts or area year after year and would know that type of info. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-mexico-next-month-any-way-to-find-out-if-the-water-tends-to-be-rough-or-smooth/837151/6 "2019-07-16T19:25:07Z")
I thought this was going to be about Montezuma’s revenge. 🙂