Continent |
North America |
Country |
Mexico |
Next Big City |
San Jose del Cabo |
Next Town |
Los Cabos |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Camping, School, Shop, Repair, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Ships, Buoys |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Choppy water. Some swell. Depend on low or high tides for less or more waves with 3-10 ft.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Rocks, Stones, Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
None |
10 miles long, wide open, sandy beach with some rocks and sand at the north beach.
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Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Winter:
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Shorty, Normal |
Water 68-75°F, air 70-90°F, all year.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, NNW |
November to February is the best period for wind with 10-30 knots. Generally windy 80%of the time. The El Norte wind travels for over 500 miles to get here so is very steady.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Alaska Airlines or any major airline to San Jose del Cabo Los Cabos. 1 hour north on the well paved trans peninsular highway. Right at Los Barriles turn off. Be careful driving during night as cattle or goats or horses sometime on highway so better drive at daytime.
Rules |
Other |
Ride gentle through fishing fleets. Do not fly kites on the beach. Do not jump near shore, people or boats.
Very little nightlife.
