Continent
South America
Country
Chile
Next Big City
Pucon, Temuco
Next Town
Villarica, Pucon
 
Type:
Lake
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave
Hazards:
No information
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Choppy and gets up to 3 ft chop when it is windy. Big lake.

Beach

Type:
Rocks
Size:
Medium
Hazards:
Rocks
Beach Users:
None

Very long and lots of room to launch. Volcanic rocks so bring flip-flops and booties. Best place if you go to the northern end of the street Colo-Colo and take the walk which is 3 minutes east to a less crowded area of beach.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorty
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
Normal, Thick

Rainy most of the year and very cold during winter there. For best temp/weather go during December to February. The water is cold bring a wetsuit (shortsuit will do during summer).

Wind

Best Months:
December
Wind Type:
No information
Best Direction:
No information
Main Direction:
N, NNE, NNW

Season is about 3 months of summer in which you need a big kite and the rest of the year its really windy if you have a wetsuit/drysuit to get you through the cold water. Northern winds all year. Blows about 15 knts and more from March to November. December is probably the best month. Not that many tourists and there is still some good wind. Don't expect it to be windy every day of summer, it's not. It's only windy during summer after it rained and while it rains. The rest of the year there are 15 knts but bring cold cold weather gear. Almost never blows from South. Note: Depends which side of the lake you on. I'm saying from the Pucon side.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From the airport it's a one way hwy East to Pucon. From Temuco you have to go south to Villarica and from there to Pucon. Pucon has a small airport, only open during summer.

Extra information

Rules
None

No rules because there are no kitesurfers yet. Have seen very few windsurfers. Note: no need for showers. It's a sweet water lake. If there isn´t good wind lots of the activities like canopy, whitewater kayaking, rafting, trekking, horseback riding, and other stuff.

Nightlife

3 or 4 night clubs (nothing special). Lots of restaurants.