Open Doors / Isla Natividad kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Baja California Sur

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 7 m 27.86 | -115.16

Overview

Open Doors / Isla Natividad is a kitesurfing spot located on an island off the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur. This isolated spot offers powerful wave and wind conditions, reserved for advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Open Doors / Isla Natividad

Sunrise 06:44 · Sunset 18:06

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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 3.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now06:371.5 m10:591.4 m16:221.6 m23:350.7 m06:281.6 m11:481.2 m17:241.7 m00:050.7 m06:391.7 m12:241 m18:101.8 m00:320.6 m06:551.9 m12:560.8 m18:501.8 m00:570.6 m07:142 m13:290.6 m19:281.9 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.9 m

Open Doors / Isla Natividad: 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

360h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 360 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 18 rideable days J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 18 rideable days J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 38%13-20 knots · 57%21-30 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 57% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is February, at 18 °C. The wettest month is November, with 4 mm.

Monthly averages: Open Doors / Isla Natividad
Monthly averages — Open Doors / Isla Natividad — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 103 h 19 °C 0 mm
February 22.5 168 h 18 °C 0 mm
March 26.5 215 h 18 °C 1 mm
April 29.5 263 h 19 °C 0 mm
May 31.0 360 h 19 °C 0 mm
June 29.5 319 h 20 °C 0 mm
July 27.5 252 h 22 °C 0 mm
August 28.5 221 h 23 °C 0 mm
September 26.5 192 h 24 °C 0 mm
October 27.5 169 h 22 °C 0 mm
November 16.5 113 h 21 °C 4 mm
December 18.0 91 h 20 °C 0 mm

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Technical details of Open Doors / Isla Natividad spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable 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: Rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from W, NW.

Depending on conditions: N.

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