Continent |
South America |
Country |
Argentina |
Next Big City |
Mar del Plata |
Next Town |
Mar del Plata |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Mole |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Low tide, Coming tide |
Depending on the wind chop or up to medium sized waves.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Rocks, Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
January, February, December |
Medium sized beach, packed during summer.
Weather
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal, Thick |
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Winter:
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Thick |
Water: winter quite cold, approx. 11°C, summer up to approx. 16°C. Neoprene is required all year. Only on some hot summer days you can ride in shorts.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, June, August, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, ENE, SE, SSE |
Main Direction: |
NE, SSW, SW, NW, NNW |
Approx. 2-3 kiteable days per week. Usual directions SE, S and NE. Winter: best wind is SE and S, from 10-35 knots. Depending of frontal systems. Summer: best wind is NE. It is a thermal wind starting at 1pm approx. up to 20 knots, but it is not very predictable. You can also get on summer some frontal systems from the South an SE.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Just north of the harbor in Mar del Plata.
Extra information
Rules |
No information |
Nightlife
No information