Continent |
South America |
Country |
Argentina |
Next Big City |
Viedma |
Next Town |
Balneario El Condor |
|
Type: |
Ocean, River Mouth |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Camping, School, Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Tides are really big, it covers more than 300 ft. of beach. Depending on wind the sea can be flat, choppy or with waves. The waves are really changing, sometime big and good, sometimes ugly.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
January, February, December |
Really big beach, big extensions, sea is 1000 ft from the street plus 300 ft in low tide. No rocks or concrete, nice sand. Plenty space for launching and landing.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Summer: air 20-35°C, water 18-22°C. Winter: air 0-10°C, water 6-10°C (a drysuit or 5/4 is required plus gloves and mask).
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW |
The wind is good but changes direction very often. The best winds are from the East and Northeast. All other north combinations are gusty. The season goes from October and if the weather is good till May.
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Bus |
Access
|
Medium walk |
From Viedma take RP 1 and drive 30 km.
Extra information
Nightlife
Disco, Casino, Bar, Restaurants.