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, Rocks |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Low tide |
From chop up to 3m high waves.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
January, February, December |
Medium sized, sandy beach. Many people on the beach from December until February.
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: |
N, NNE, NE, SE, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
NE, SE, SSW, SW, WNW, 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 |
South of the harbor in Mar del Plata you will find a bay. At the south end of the bay you will find Waikiki.
Extra information
Rules |
No information |
Nightlife
No information