Overview

Playa Los Algodones is a spot located near Guaymas in Sonora, on the Gulf of California. The thermal north-west winds offer regular conditions on a semi-sheltered body of water.

The fine sandy beach and warm gulf waters make it a pleasant spot to sail, with a shallow bottom suited to foiling.

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Spot forecast for Playa Los Algodones

Sunrise 06:27 · Sunset 17:50

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

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.6 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 08:12 · 1.2 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:06 · 0.5 m High tide 08:20 · 1.2 m Low tide 15:51 · 0.9 m High tide 18:55 · 0.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:44 · 0.5 m High tide 08:26 · 1.2 m Low tide 14:14 · 0.8 m High tide 19:47 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:16 · 0.6 m High tide 08:29 · 1.2 m Low tide 14:20 · 0.7 m High tide 20:35 · 1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:45 · 0.7 m High tide 08:29 · 1.2 m Low tide 14:36 · 0.6 m High tide 21:24 · 1.1 m

Playa Los Algodones: 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

262h

in March · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to May, peaking in March: 25 rideable days a month and 262 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is July, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 21 °C. The wettest month is October, with 12 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Los Algodones

Monthly averages — Playa Los Algodones — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	221 h	21 °C	0 mm
February	25.0	207 h	23 °C	0 mm
March	28.5	262 h	24 °C	0 mm
April	26.0	252 h	26 °C	0 mm
May	26.0	238 h	30 °C	0 mm
June	16.0	121 h	33 °C	0 mm
July	14.5	81 h	33 °C	0 mm
August	17.5	107 h	34 °C	0 mm
September	16.5	110 h	34 °C	11 mm
October	22.5	162 h	32 °C	12 mm
November	23.0	177 h	26 °C	0 mm
December	24.5	206 h	24 °C	0 mm

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Technical details of Playa Los Algodones spot

The spot works with winds from W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, SW, WSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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