Palapa del Santo kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mexico · Baja California Sur

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 24.09 | -109.99

Overview

Palapa del Santo is a kitesurf spot located near La Ventana in Baja California Sur. This spot facing the Sea of Cortez offers regular Norte winds and flat water suitable for intermediate riders.
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Sunrise 06:20 · Sunset 17:49

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

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  • High tide · 1.2 m
  • Low tide · 0.9 m
  • High tide · 1.2 m
  • Low tide · 0.5 m

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Palapa del Santo: 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

193h

in December · 24 rideable days

The season runs from November to April, peaking in December: 20 rideable days a month and 193 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is July, at 1 day.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days J July: 1 rideable days1 d J August: 3.5 rideable days A September: 6 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 24 rideable days24 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days J July: 1 rideable days1 d J August: 3.5 rideable days A September: 6 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 24 rideable days24 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · under 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 24 °C. The wettest month is August, with 56 mm.

Monthly averages: Palapa del Santo
Monthly averages — Palapa del Santo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.0 203 h 24 °C 0 mm
February 18.0 129 h 27 °C 0 mm
March 18.5 170 h 27 °C 0 mm
April 15.5 125 h 30 °C 0 mm
May 11.5 65 h 33 °C 0 mm
June 4.0 25 h 32 °C 5 mm
July 1.0 6 h 33 °C 0 mm
August 3.5 20 h 34 °C 56 mm
September 6.0 32 h 33 °C 16 mm
October 11.5 70 h 33 °C 0 mm
November 22.5 170 h 29 °C 0 mm
December 24.0 193 h 28 °C 0 mm

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Technical details of Palapa del Santo 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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