Continent |
North America |
Country |
Mexico |
Next Big City |
La Paz, Cabo San Lucas |
Next Town |
La Ventana, El Sargento |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Camping, School, Shop, Repair, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Very civilized water. Glassy in the morning. Building wind swell in the afternoon. Very little cross chop. 1000 mile fetch from the north brings breaking swells on the reefs on the windiest days. Sweet backside riding, little or no shore break. Lots of open water to ride if you stay upwind of the crowded campground.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Beach Users: |
None |
A huge beach with lots of options. Some spots are a little small like Kitebeach in Maui but are very safe with safe launching techniques. Huge downwind catch beach, no getting blown out to sea. Sandy beach by the campground and at the southern end, rocks and urchins in between.
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Spring:
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Shorts |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorts |
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Winter:
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Shorts, Shorty |
Warm winters, hot summers tempered with breezes, describes La Paz's weather. The Baja is narrow at this point, so the Pacific Ocean has some influence on the weather here, making it cooler than settlements further up the sea of Cortez coast. It averages only 6 inches of rain per year, and most of that is in August and September. Winter temps in the 70°Fs and 80s°F, can get as low as 50°F at night, so bring warm clothes for camping. Water in the 70s °F, shorty is handy.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
N, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
N, NW, NNW |
Very consistent, 80% of the afternoons. Range is 15-30 mph. Wind from North, thermal wind midday thru afternoon usually under 20knots. When El Norte kicks in it gets windier. East wind is fluky and tends to die off early. Not much wind in the off-season. La Ventana has a combination of 3 winds, all from the north or northwest: A strong thermal, a venturi between two tall mountain ranges, and the famous 'El Norte'. Season late October to March.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Aero California, only direct flights to nearby La Paz from the USA. Other more major airlines fly to Cabo San Lucas. About 2.5 hours drive from Cabo to La Ventana. Take Mexico Federal Highway (1) all the way south to La Paz 923 miles. At La Paz take the Mexico State Highway (286) about 23 miles. At 23 miles, you turn left and go another 6 miles to La Ventana. Bus from Cabo to La Paz where you need to arrange a taxi or a friend to pick up. 45 min drive from La Paz 2 hours from Cabo.
Rules |
None |
Kiters should leave room for the windsurfers.
Great club scene 1/2 hour away in La Paz. Local beach campfire parties start at sunset every evening.
