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Barreales kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Neuquen

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 410 m -38.54 | -68.64

Overview

Barreales est un réservoir situé dans la province de Neuquén, dans la steppe patagonienne. Ce spot offre un vaste plan d'eau avec des vents constants et puissants.

Accessible aux riders intermédiaires, le lac propose des conditions d'eau plate et des vents réguliers dans un paysage semi-désertique typique de la Patagonie nord.

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Spot forecast for Barreales

Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 19:57

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Barreales: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

103h

in December · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to February, peaking in December: 14 rideable days a month and 103 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is May, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 12 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 10.5 rideable days A May: 5 rideable days5 d M June: 7.5 rideable days J July: 5 rideable days5 d J August: 11 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 12 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 10.5 rideable days A May: 5 rideable days5 d M June: 7.5 rideable days J July: 5 rideable days5 d J August: 11 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 10 °C. The wettest month is November, with 41 mm.

Monthly averages: Barreales
Monthly averages — Barreales — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.5 84 h 33 °C 1 mm
February 12.0 58 h 31 °C 16 mm
March 9.5 56 h 25 °C 12 mm
April 10.5 57 h 18 °C 23 mm
May 5.0 29 h 14 °C 13 mm
June 7.5 47 h 12 °C 9 mm
July 5.0 24 h 10 °C 13 mm
August 11.0 58 h 13 °C 24 mm
September 11.5 81 h 18 °C 4 mm
October 13.0 79 h 24 °C 5 mm
November 16.0 104 h 26 °C 41 mm
December 18.5 103 h 29 °C 6 mm

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Technical details of Barreales spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Not rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SW, W, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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