Punta La Gringa kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Basse-Californie

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 28.95 | -113.54

Overview

Punta La Gringa is a kitesurfing spot located on the Sea of Cortez coast in Baja California. This spot offers consistent wind conditions in a desert and wild setting, ideal for intermediate riders.
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Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 17:59

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

  • High tide · 1.9 m
  • Low tide · 1.4 m
  • High tide · 2.6 m
  • Low tide · 1.3 m

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Punta La Gringa: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

116h

in December · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 14 rideable days a month and 116 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is July, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 18 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 8.5 rideable days M April: 7.5 rideable days A May: 3.5 rideable days M June: 2.5 rideable days J July: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d J August: 1 rideable days A September: 2.5 rideable days S October: 7 rideable days O November: 12.5 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 18 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 8.5 rideable days M April: 7.5 rideable days A May: 3.5 rideable days M June: 2.5 rideable days J July: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d J August: 1 rideable days A September: 2.5 rideable days S October: 7 rideable days O November: 12.5 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 21 °C. The wettest month is August, with 6 mm.

Monthly averages: Punta La Gringa
Monthly averages — Punta La Gringa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 132 h 21 °C 0 mm
February 9.5 64 h 24 °C 0 mm
March 8.5 60 h 25 °C 1 mm
April 7.5 63 h 28 °C 0 mm
May 3.5 23 h 32 °C 0 mm
June 2.5 10 h 35 °C 2 mm
July 0.5 5 h 36 °C 0 mm
August 1.0 5 h 37 °C 6 mm
September 2.5 12 h 35 °C 4 mm
October 7.0 40 h 32 °C 0 mm
November 12.5 100 h 26 °C 2 mm
December 19.5 116 h 25 °C 0 mm

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Technical details of Punta La Gringa spot

N: Rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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