Best Kitespots in Baja California

9 spots · Mexico

Kite days peak in March at 35 %.

Median of 7 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 9 spots
Median kite days: 36 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 17 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Punta San Carlos; 64 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Baja California

Baja California in Mexico has 9 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 36 % kite days over the year; Punta San Carlos leads with 64 %.

Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit Baja California

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Kite days at the median spot range from 23 % in September to 35 % in March.

Water 15 °C in March to 20 °C in August. Air 16 °C in March to 22 °C in September, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Baja California: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Baja California?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is March with 35 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Baja California?

Punta San Carlos has the most kite days in Baja California: 64 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Baja California?

The water ranges from 15 °C in March to 20 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in March, 3/2 in August.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in Baja California
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Punta San Carlos	41	54	76	83	80	70	75	75	72	61	42	39
La Pinta	20	33	55	62	60	40	42	52	50	31	20	21
El Tomatal	38	40	55	50	56	43	29	24	33	33	29	33
Nuevo Mazatlan	47	41	35	25	29	31	48	41	23	32	43	42
Punta La Gringa	31	27	30	30	33	20	4	6	13	24	29	25
Rauls	18	24	23	15	10	6	7	6	9	8	14	13
Bahia Magdalena	4	7	12	11	9	3	0	0	2	1	5	3

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

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All spots in Baja California

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Punta San Carlos
Mexico
64 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Punta San Carlos: Jan 41 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 83 %, May 80 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 39 %
2
La Pinta
Mexico
40 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at La Pinta: Jan 20 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 21 %
3
Old Mill
Mexico
40 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Old Mill: Jan 20 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 21 %
4
El Tomatal
Mexico
39 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at El Tomatal: Jan 38 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 50 %, May 56 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 33 %
5
Bahia Santa Maria
Mexico
36 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bahia Santa Maria: Jan 47 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 25 %, May 29 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 42 %
6
Nuevo Mazatlan
Mexico
36 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Nuevo Mazatlan: Jan 47 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 25 %, May 29 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 42 %
7
Punta La Gringa
Mexico
23 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Punta La Gringa: Jan 31 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 30 %, May 33 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 25 %
8
Rauls
Mexico
13 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Rauls: Jan 18 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 15 %, May 10 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 13 %
9
Bahia Magdalena
Mexico
5 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bahia Magdalena: Jan 4 %, Feb 7 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 11 %, May 9 %, Jun 3 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 2 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 3 %

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Kite days by month for Baja California: median of 7 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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