Overview

Playa Mirador is a spot in Puerto Peñasco in Sonora, offering a panoramic view of the Gulf of California. Northwest winds blow regularly on an open body of water. The spot is easily accessible and offers conditions suited for intermediate riders, with the significant tides typical of the northern Gulf.

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Spot forecast for Playa Mirador

Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 17:56

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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 2.9 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 03:00 · 3 m High tide 10:19 · 4.6 m Low tide 16:57 · 2.9 m High tide 22:34 · 4 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:13 · 2.6 m High tide 10:49 · 4.9 m Low tide 17:09 · 2.5 m High tide 23:03 · 4.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:54 · 2.3 m High tide 11:14 · 5.2 m Low tide 17:26 · 2 m High tide 23:30 · 5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:26 · 1.9 m High tide 11:37 · 5.5 m Low tide 17:47 · 1.6 m High tide 23:56 · 5.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:57 · 1.6 m High tide 12:01 · 5.7 m Low tide 18:09 · 1.2 m

Playa Mirador: 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

105h

in January · 17.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in January: 16 rideable days a month and 105 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is July, at 4.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 19 °C. The wettest month is June, with 12 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Mirador

Monthly averages — Playa Mirador — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	105 h	19 °C	1 mm
February	13.0	75 h	21 °C	0 mm
March	19.0	127 h	22 °C	0 mm
April	19.0	136 h	24 °C	0 mm
May	12.5	98 h	27 °C	0 mm
June	7.0	34 h	31 °C	12 mm
July	4.5	22 h	34 °C	1 mm
August	7.5	45 h	34 °C	0 mm
September	14.5	82 h	33 °C	0 mm
October	16.0	102 h	30 °C	0 mm
November	15.0	99 h	24 °C	2 mm
December	16.5	101 h	22 °C	0 mm

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Technical details of Playa Mirador 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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