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LAP · LA PAZ AIRPORT · LA VENTANA ~45 MIN

MexicoWINTER THERMALS

The Sea of Cortez wind bank

Mexico's kite capital is a dusty Baja village that fills with wind people every winter: La Ventana, where the Cerralvo Island venturi drives 15-25 knot thermals from November to March and the lodges stand directly on the launch — several with their own kite school inside the property. Europe's off-season is Baja's main event.

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La Ventana

Baja's kite village: 15-25 kt winter thermals off Cerralvo Island, an L-shaped bay that catches beginners, and lodges with schools inside the property.

Season
NOV-MAR CORE · OCT-APR
Wind
15–25 KTS THERMAL
Launch
LODGES
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7-day wind forecast

REFERENCE SPOT: LA VENTANA · UPDATED DAILY
La Ventana Bay · La Ventana STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.07
TODAY
20.07
11KTS · GUST 19
SW · 12m+
LIGHT
TUE
21.07
11KTS · GUST 19
ESE · 12m+
LIGHT
WED
22.07
10KTS · GUST 11
W · 12m+
LIGHT
THU
23.07
9KTS · GUST 8
S · 12m+
LIGHT
FRI
24.07
8KTS · GUST 7
ENE · 12m+
LIGHT
SAT
25.07
8KTS · GUST 6
E · 12m+
LIGHT
SUN
26.07
7KTS · GUST 7
SW · 12m+
LIGHT
GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.

Country spec sheet

CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT
Wind
Thermal + venturi, 15-25 kts typicalEL NORTE FRONTS 25-40+
Season
Mid-October → AprilMOST RELIABLE NOV-MAR
Access
Fly La Paz (LAP), ~45 min drive
Water
Flat-ish near shore, chop outside, sandy launches
Beginner note
L-shaped bay catches drifting ridersFORGIVING GEOGRAPHY
Time zone
UTC-7 · 8h behind CET
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