🇲🇽 Punta San Carlos
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Best directionNW
Wind speed15–25kt
SeasonFeb – Aug
Skill levelAdvanced
WaterWaves
Ridden forKitesurfing
A remote point break on the Pacific side of Baja California, reached by a rough dirt track — cross-offshore wind and a string of connected right-hand waves have made this a wave-riding pilgrimage site since windsurfers first found it in the early '80s. No beach town, no nightlife — camping or a dedicated surf camp is the only way to stay.
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Getting thereA highly remote sector of Baja California, requiring a genuine 6-7 hour drive south of the Ensenada border via Federal Highway 1, then a 1-hour unpaved dirt…
HazardsA world-class, high-intensity wave spot with a massive Pacific point break swell, freezing water, and sharp rocky reefs flanking the point. True beginners…
Best time of dayAfternoon, April-September, when interior desert heat accelerates the prevailing NW winds along the rugged cliffs. Late afternoon brings…
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