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Kitefest Cuesta del Viento kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · San Juan

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 1,535 m -30.17 | -69.1

Overview

Kitefest Cuesta del Viento is a kitesurfing spot located on the Cuesta del Viento dam, in Rodeo, San Juan Province. This spot is the gathering place for the annual kitesurfing festival held on this legendary reservoir. Conditions are identical to Cuesta del Viento: over 300 windy days per year, with speeds that can exceed 50 knots. The wind picks up mid-morning and intensifies in the afternoon through valley channeling effect. 3000-hectare flat water body. Suited for advanced and expert riders.
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Sunrise 06:52 · Sunset 19:49

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

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Kitefest Cuesta del Viento: 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

246h

in November · 29 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in November: 28 rideable days a month and 246 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is July, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 29 rideable days J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 14 rideable days M June: 8.5 rideable days J July: 7 rideable days7 d J August: 17 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days29 d N December: 27.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 29 rideable days J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 14 rideable days M June: 8.5 rideable days J July: 7 rideable days7 d J August: 17 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days29 d N December: 27.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is January, with 24 mm.

Monthly averages: Kitefest Cuesta del Viento
Monthly averages — Kitefest Cuesta del Viento — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 29.0 233 h 30 °C 24 mm
February 28.0 222 h 31 °C 8 mm
March 29.0 208 h 28 °C 1 mm
April 21.0 117 h 23 °C 16 mm
May 14.0 63 h 18 °C 3 mm
June 8.5 34 h 16 °C 1 mm
July 7.0 32 h 16 °C 0 mm
August 17.0 78 h 16 °C 18 mm
September 19.5 106 h 24 °C 0 mm
October 27.0 194 h 25 °C 15 mm
November 29.0 246 h 28 °C 6 mm
December 27.5 244 h 28 °C 19 mm

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Technical details of Kitefest Cuesta del Viento spot

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

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: E, SW.

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