Wing foil and Parawing at La Paz, Baja California Sur: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Baja California Sur, Mexico

Sessions at La Paz are mostly between January and February, usually starting between 12:00 and 15:00. The most popular sport is Wing foil (58% of sessions).

Sessions, 12 months
495
Riders, 12 months
75
Sessions, 30 days
20
Record, 12 months
24.9 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Max Rocha24.9 kn 46.2 km/h
2Matt Patterson23.7 kn 43.9 km/h
3Dave Barnes22.7 kn 42.0 km/h
4Christian Biagi21.6 kn 40.0 km/h
5Martin Hogger21.4 kn 39.7 km/h
6Spencer Hogger21.3 kn 39.4 km/h
7Jeremy Lynn20.0 kn 37.1 km/h
8Anonymous rider19.8 kn 36.7 km/h
9Scott Compton19.8 kn 36.7 km/h
10Mark Ely19.5 kn 36.2 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1cameron sturgess22.3 kn 41.3 km/h
2Anonymous rider18.1 kn 33.5 km/h
3Mark Jackson17.9 kn 33.2 km/h
4Anonymous rider16.5 kn 30.6 km/h
5Sadia15.3 kn 28.3 km/h
6dan stoddard15.0 kn 27.7 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan195
  • Feb167
  • Mar61
  • Apr31
  • May20
  • Jun0
  • Jul1
  • Aug0
  • Sep0
  • Oct3
  • Nov17
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Wing foilJanuary125
  • ParawingFebruary32
  • WindfoilFebruary18

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 12:00 and 15:00. Local start time.

  • 8:002
  • 9:006
  • 10:009
  • 11:0040
  • 12:00113
  • 13:00179
  • 14:0096
  • 15:0041
  • 16:008
  • 17:000
  • 18:000
  • 19:001

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N455
  • NW29
  • NE5
  • E3
  • SE1
  • S1
  • W1
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Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.

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Questions

When is the best time to go to La Paz?

Sessions at La Paz are mostly between January and February. The busiest month is January, with 195 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is La Paz better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 12:00 and 15:00, local time. 12% start before noon and 88% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at La Paz?

Wing foil (58%), Parawing (12%), Windfoil (9%), Kite foil (5%), and Kitesurf (4%). Waterspeed recorded 495 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at La Paz?

24.9 knots (46.2 km/h), Wing foil, on January 28, 2026. It is the fastest session at La Paz on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at La Paz?

Max Rocha, with 24.9 knots on January 28, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.