🇲🇽 Puerto Peñasco
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Best directionNW
Wind speed12–22kt
SeasonNov – Apr
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
Known to US visitors as "Rocky Point," at the northern tip of the Sea of Cortez. Limited kitesurfing-specific documentation found — a general regional estimate.
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Getting thereNorthern Sea of Cortez, about a 3.5-hour drive south of Phoenix or Tucson via AZ-85 and Mexico Route 8. A car is necessary; free parking along the sand tracks…
HazardsA genuinely large tidal range here, confirmed directly against real tide-chart data rather than a single number: a typical day swings around 2.5-3m, but spring…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when intense Sonoran desert heat creates a powerful thermal suction pulling the sea breeze cleanly across the open flats…
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