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LAP ~45 MIN · LA VENTANA BAY · CERRALVO VENTURI

La VentanaNOV -> MAR THERMALS

A 30-mile beach where the lodges ARE the launch: Baja Joe's hosts the Elevation Kiteboarding IKO center inside the resort, Ventana Bay Resort and Pelican Reef run their own schools, Palapas Ventana launches from its private beach, and Playa Central anchors mid-town. The Cerralvo Island venturi turns on nearly every winter afternoon.

Stay & learn on the spot

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Hotels on the water · 4 LIVE
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LodgeIKO school on-siteKite shop & caféRooftop yoga

Baja Joe's Vacation Paradise

The classic: beachfront rooms at the bottom of the bay, the Elevation IKO school in the resort, kite shop, café, craft-beer bar and rooftop yoga.

School
IN THE RESORT
Launch
BEACH FRONT
Spot view
YES
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CasitasPrivate launchKite program Nov-MarDive trips

Palapas Ventana

South-bay casitas with a private launch, beach assistance and a Nov-Mar kite program — plus pool, jacuzzi, and diving trips for the non-kiters.

Launch
PRIVATE · ON-PROPERTY
Kite program
NOV-MAR
Pool
YES
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CasitasSchool on-sitePrivate launchFree kayaks & SUP

Pelican Reef Ventana Beachfront Resort

The north-end quiet pick: beachfront casitas, the ex-Captain Kirk's school on-site, a private launch off the busy zones, free kayaks and a yoga palapa.

Launch
PRIVATE · QUIET END
School
ON-SITE · 15+ YRS
Spot view
YES
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ResortOwn kite schoolBoat-assist lessonsRestaurant on the water

Ventana Bay Resort

Beachfront resort with its own kite school and watercraft-assisted IKO lessons, restaurant terrace facing the Cerralvo venturi. The quiet-side pick.

School
OWN · ON THE BEACH
Lessons
BOAT-ASSISTED
Spot view
YES
Kite schools on the beach · 2 LIVE
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SchoolIKOJetski-assistedAt Baja Joe's

Elevation Kiteboarding

The IKO center inside Baja Joe's: jetski-assisted lessons, radio helmets, rentals, and the forgiving L-bay downwind.

From the rooms
0 M · SAME PROPERTY
Assist
JETSKI
IKO
YES
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SchoolMid-town launchShop & barBudget lodge

Playa Central Windsports Center

The village hub: school, rentals and shop on the mid-town launch, rooftop bar above, budget rooms upstairs.

Position
MID-TOWN LAUNCH
Shop
YES
Rooftop bar
YES
La Ventana in motion ▶ YOUTUBE

7-day wind forecast

SPOT: LA VENTANA BAY · 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.
The Kitesurf Camp verdict The rare town where 'sleep on the spot' is the default, not the exception: half the lodges have a school on the property and the other half watch the same venturi. Book November to March, learn on the thermal days, and leave the El Norte fronts to the chargers.

Spot spec sheet

CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 07.20
Wind
Thermal + venturi N winds, 15-25 kts typicalCROSS-ONSHORE
El Norte events
Frontal 25-40+ kts every few weeks, gusty W componentNOT FOR LESSONS
Season
Mid-Oct → April, most reliable Nov-Mar
Water
Flat-ish near shore, chop outside, sandy bottom
Geography
L-shaped bay catches drifting beginnersFORGIVING
Level
First tack → El Norte chargers
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