🇲🇽 San Carlos
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Best directionNW
Wind speed12–22kt
SeasonNov – Apr
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A Sea of Cortez fishing-turned-resort town on the Sonora mainland, across the water from Baja. Limited kitesurfing-specific documentation found, but shares the same general thermal wind system as the well-documented Baja spots across the gulf.
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Getting thereAbout 1h15 south of Hermosillo Airport (HMO), or a 5-hour drive south of the Arizona border via Mexico Federal Highway 15. A car is essential; free parking…
HazardsLocalized rocky reef patches sit on the western boundary, with a moderate shorebreak at high tide. Wind can turn strongly cross-offshore near the…
Best time of dayAfternoon, November-April, when regional NW winds get thermally accelerated along the Sonoran coastline. Usually…
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