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Kitesurf Location - Baja California / Rancho Leonero ( ID baja_california___rancho_leonero )      Hits: 924
 
You are here: North America > Mexico > Kitesurf Location - Baja California / Rancho Leonero ( ID baja_california___rancho_leonero )
Continent: North America
Country: Mexico
Next Big City (Airport):  San Jose del Cabo (SJD)
Next Town: Buena Vista, Baja California Sur
Latitude:   23.6325
Longitude: -109.6407
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Rooms
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
Baja California / Los Barriles (4.33 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
La Ribera (10.54 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- Rocks

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


The rolling wind swell culminates in chest-high small period waves that break over the reefs and beach. If there are high waves but marginal wind you might have a hard time getting off the beach. You need to be powered to get past the breaking waves. Lots of rocks in front of the hotel.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Rocks
- Other
Location crowds:
- None


There is a rocky point with a hotel on it. To the north and south of that point are miles of sandy NE facing beach. After big storms there can be a large amount of driftwood that piles up on the beach that can be a problem for launching and landing.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorty

Fall:
- Shorty
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


Water 68-75°F, air 70-90°F.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- N
Main Direction:
- N


The `El Norte` wind is sideonshore. The Hotel point can create a wind shadow to the south for the first few hundred meters of the beach.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


A car is necessary. From Los Barriles, drive south on 1 until around km 104. Look for a Rancho Leonero sign marking a dirt road heading left towards the water. Follow the road for 8 km to the hotel. Park at the hotel and walk to the north or south, or drive south to the end of the housing development and find a way to the beach. Rancho Leonero is about 15 minutes south of Buena Vista and Los Barriles, BCS, Mexico.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


The very luxurious houses to the south of the hotel are often for rent. With a big group they could be affordable (but still $30-$50 per person per night). The hotel is rather expensive as well but has a full-board option with decent food. If you want to *really* get away from it all and have a beach to yourself then this is a good place. No restaurants, no markets, no night clubs, nothing without a 15 minute drive to BV and LB. It's a good place for a day-trip from Los Barriles if you want to play in breaking waves or be alone...there's nobody else here. It's also a convenient pick-up location for a long downwinder from Los Barriles.

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