Mexique — El Sargento (Baja California)15h · 3 kt
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Min. level
Beginner
Optimal wind
14-32 kts
Season
January, February, March, April, November, December
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Discover the spot
The spot
Discover El Sargento (Baja California)
The top of La Ventana bay, where the wind is cleanest and the downwinders start. El Sargento is the quiet, wild version: fewer people, more space, a clean side-shore, and reefs that throw up small waves for those who want to play.
El Sargento isn't 'La Ventana but smaller' — it's the windward end. When the thermal settles in, this is where it arrives cleanest, barely touched by the coast, and it's from this beach that you launch to glide south, full cross-wind, for kilometres. The village is quieter than the tourist hub: open beaches, space, and to the north reefs that will groom your first surf-kite waves. You come to La Ventana for the social life; you head up to El Sargento for the silence and water of your own.
Who & when
Level and best time
Who it's for
More for the rider looking to progress in peace or play on a surf-kite: the wind is cleanly side-shore, the water has more waves and reef than La Ventana, and some northern spots (Playa del Sargento, Playa Coyote) are for advanced riders. The beginner schools sit further south — El Sargento is above all the ideal start point for a downwinder to La Ventana.
source : golapaz.com ↗Best time
Same engine as the whole bay: the winter El Norte, north to north-west, side-shore along the beach. The thermal fills around noon and builds through the afternoon (15-25 knots), with stronger fronts every few weeks. Season October to April, core December to March. Summer brings the nocturnal Coromuel (south-west) and little daytime wind: off-season.
source : golapaz.com ↗On site
Arrival guide
Access & water
El Sargento is the village just north of La Ventana, on the same long strip of beach, about 40 min from La Paz. The water is chop with small waves, more pronounced to the north over the reefs (Playa del Sargento, Playa Coyote, La Camaronera) — less flat lagoon, more playground.
source : golapaz.com ↗Before you go
Safety
Reef near shore, worse at low tide
El Sargento's main danger is the reef and rocks close to shore, especially on the northern part of the beach and at low tide, when they're exposed. Booties are essential, scout your entry and launch zone (some are narrow with wind shadows). Foil and directional boards call for extra care near the reefs. The working wind itself is side-shore and brings you back — offshore (a westerly off the Sierra) is rare and out of season.
source : kiteboardacademy.com ↗Community
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