Overview

Area 51 is a spot located near Puerto Peñasco in Sonora, on the Gulf of California. Northwest winds blow strongly here, offering powerful conditions on an open body of water. The large tides of the northern Gulf of California uncover vast stretches of sand, significantly changing the water conditions throughout the day.

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Spot forecast for Area 51

Sunrise 06:41 · Sunset 17:57

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

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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 2.6 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 03:03 · 3.1 m High tide 10:23 · 4.7 m Low tide 17:00 · 3 m High tide 22:38 · 4.1 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:16 · 2.7 m High tide 10:52 · 5 m Low tide 17:11 · 2.5 m High tide 23:06 · 4.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:56 · 2.3 m High tide 11:16 · 5.3 m Low tide 17:29 · 2.1 m High tide 23:32 · 5.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:28 · 1.9 m High tide 11:39 · 5.6 m Low tide 17:49 · 1.6 m High tide 23:58 · 5.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:59 · 1.6 m High tide 12:03 · 5.8 m Low tide 18:11 · 1.2 m

Area 51: 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

146h

in March · 21 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, April and September, at 19 rideable days and 27 °C. The low point is July, at 5.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 19 °C. The wettest month is April, with 8 mm.

Monthly averages: Area 51

Monthly averages — Area 51 — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	107 h	19 °C	1 mm
February	13.5	85 h	21 °C	1 mm
March	21.0	146 h	22 °C	0 mm
April	18.5	149 h	25 °C	8 mm
May	15.0	120 h	29 °C	0 mm
June	8.0	37 h	33 °C	4 mm
July	5.5	26 h	35 °C	1 mm
August	9.0	56 h	36 °C	0 mm
September	17.5	95 h	34 °C	0 mm
October	16.5	109 h	30 °C	0 mm
November	15.0	100 h	24 °C	2 mm
December	13.5	101 h	22 °C	0 mm

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Technical details of Area 51 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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