Overview

La Pinta is a spot located south of Puerto Peñasco in Sonora, on the Gulf of California. Northwest winds blow on an open body of water, offering regular conditions for kitesurfing. The sandy bottom and significant tides in the area require good timing of sailing windows.

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Spot forecast for La Pinta

Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 17:55

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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 3.9 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 02:53 · 2.9 m High tide 10:18 · 4.4 m Low tide 17:00 · 2.8 m High tide 22:32 · 3.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:09 · 2.6 m High tide 10:47 · 4.8 m Low tide 17:07 · 2.4 m High tide 23:00 · 4.3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:50 · 2.2 m High tide 11:10 · 5.1 m Low tide 17:24 · 2 m High tide 23:26 · 4.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:23 · 1.9 m High tide 11:34 · 5.3 m Low tide 17:44 · 1.5 m High tide 23:53 · 5.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:53 · 1.6 m High tide 11:58 · 5.5 m Low tide 18:06 · 1.1 m

La Pinta: 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

177h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 177 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is December, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 20 °C. The wettest month is April, with 15 mm.

Monthly averages: La Pinta

Monthly averages — La Pinta — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.5	106 h	20 °C	1 mm
February	19.0	85 h	22 °C	3 mm
March	28.5	168 h	23 °C	0 mm
April	28.0	175 h	26 °C	15 mm
May	29.0	177 h	29 °C	0 mm
June	27.0	159 h	33 °C	2 mm
July	28.0	179 h	35 °C	1 mm
August	28.5	197 h	36 °C	0 mm
September	28.0	174 h	35 °C	9 mm
October	27.5	138 h	31 °C	0 mm
November	20.0	104 h	25 °C	3 mm
December	18.5	82 h	23 °C	0 mm

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Technical details of La Pinta 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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