AZ7000
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Puertecitos hot springs and the tide tables
First time we went to the hot springs we hit it perfect, sat on the side of the hot water, tide came in and we eased ourselves into the pools, then
they got a bit cool after 45 min or so so we got out but it was a great time. This time we will be there at about the lowest level changes of the
month, will the ocean hit the hot pools?
Anyone have any advice?
Thanks, Brian
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mtgoat666
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Patience, grasshopper. Every low tide is followed by a high tide. In and out. Yin and yang. Up and down.
[Edited on 3-7-2022 by mtgoat666]
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John Harper
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When were you there when it was perfect? You can probably find tide charts for that date, and then compare those highs/lows to what is predicted for
the current visit?
I know my roommate gives out Hansen Surfboards Tide Charts as gifts every Christmas, but I doubt she keeps a collection. I would think historical
data is readily available.
John
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David K
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It is personal choice, but generally at low tide means there is no fresh sea water to mix with the super-hot sulfur water. So, too hot. Of course
during the highest monthly tides all the pools are underwater, so that would be a loss of effect. I think my personal favorite time is on a receding
tide so the hot pools have a fresh surge of clean sea water and in short order they heat up to your liking.
My first time in them was in 1967 and a few times into the 80s... In the early 1990s from our camp at Nuevo Mazatlan (30 miles north) we arrived to
have a dip in the evening, only to discover a new locked gate preventing access to the point where the springs are (at least at night). The new boss
at Puertecitos also began charging an access fee after that.
Funny, but the so-called 'rising sea levels' have not changed things here from the way I first found them! Above the sea level at low tide and below
the sea level at high tide.
I was last there in 2017 to take photos for the Baja Bound Road Guide and my trip report here:
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WestyWanderer
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Hey Brian,
You won’t have a problem, there are a number of pools, the lowest of which always gets flooded. When are you going?
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