Overview

Puerto Peñasco is the main spot of this seaside town in Sonora, on the Gulf of California. Northwest winds blow strongly, offering dynamic sailing conditions. The town offers all necessary amenities for kitesurfers, with easy beach access and varied accommodation options.

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Spot forecast for Puerto Penasco

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 0.7 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

Puerto Penasco: 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

110h

in January · 18 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in January: 16 rideable days a month and 110 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is July, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · 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 June, with 7 mm.

Monthly averages: Puerto Penasco

Monthly averages — Puerto Penasco — 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	110 h	19 °C	1 mm
February	14.0	81 h	21 °C	1 mm
March	18.5	137 h	22 °C	0 mm
April	19.5	147 h	24 °C	4 mm
May	13.5	109 h	28 °C	0 mm
June	8.0	37 h	32 °C	7 mm
July	6.0	25 h	34 °C	0 mm
August	8.5	52 h	35 °C	1 mm
September	16.5	91 h	33 °C	0 mm
October	16.5	111 h	30 °C	0 mm
November	15.0	101 h	24 °C	1 mm
December	15.5	104 h	22 °C	0 mm

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Technical details of Puerto Penasco 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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PUERTO PENASCO MX1.6 km

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