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.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE and SE, SSE, S
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at Playa Horizonte, Argentina.
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.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE and SE, SSE, S
on the spot.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
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.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE and SE, SSE, S
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at Playa Horizonte, Argentina.
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.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE and SE, SSE, S
on the spot.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Low Tide
.
Playa Horizonte, Argentina is a
Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
The beach is wide with no special regulations. Nice and soft sand. You can drive there with a 4x4. In winter there is nobody there, but in the summer it is full of people, but you can ride anyway, because there is plenty of space for launching.
You can find very good waves at this spot. With NE it is quite choppy but a few meters to the south you find another beach with flat water. With S an SE there are very good waves with quite flat water on the rest. Sometimes could be some current up to 2 knots approx. Only a few underwater rocks on the north end of the beach.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Low Tide
.
Playa Horizonte, Argentina is a
Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
The beach is wide with no special regulations. Nice and soft sand. You can drive there with a 4x4. In winter there is nobody there, but in the summer it is full of people, but you can ride anyway, because there is plenty of space for launching.
You can find very good waves at this spot. With NE it is quite choppy but a few meters to the south you find another beach with flat water. With S an SE there are very good waves with quite flat water on the rest. Sometimes could be some current up to 2 knots approx. Only a few underwater rocks on the north end of the beach.
Need to know
Careful about the other beach users, especially in
January, February and December
.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Rocks and Stones
.
Beach risk reported:
Bystanders
.
There are
riding zones
on the spot, be sure you respect them.
Need to know
Need to know
Careful about the other beach users, especially in
January, February and December
.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Rocks and Stones
.
Beach risk reported:
Bystanders
.
There are
riding zones
on the spot, be sure you respect them.
