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Costa Esmeralda - Pinamar kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Province de Buenos Aires

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 6 m -37.02 | -56.78

Overview

Costa Esmeralda is a kitesurfing spot located on the Atlantic coast near Pinamar, Buenos Aires Province. The long sandy beaches offer excellent conditions for kitesurfing. Accessible to intermediate riders, the spot benefits from regular south and southeast winds with moderate waves along this stretch of coast.

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Spot forecast for Costa Esmeralda - Pinamar

Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 19:08

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

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:570.7 m07:170.5 m15:501.2 m23:540.6 m03:300.7 m08:040.5 m16:371.2 m00:320.6 m04:350.7 m09:000.5 m17:191.2 m00:570.6 m05:220.7 m10:100.5 m17:571.2 m01:170.5 m05:540.8 m11:300.5 m18:331.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m

Costa Esmeralda - Pinamar: 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

166h

in November · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in November: 23 rideable days a month and 166 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is June, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 15 rideable days M June: 12 rideable days12 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d N December: 24 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 15 rideable days M June: 12 rideable days12 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d N December: 24 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 12 °C. The wettest month is March, with 152 mm.

Monthly averages: Costa Esmeralda - Pinamar
Monthly averages — Costa Esmeralda - Pinamar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.0 165 h 25 °C 44 mm
February 21.0 147 h 26 °C 97 mm
March 23.0 126 h 23 °C 152 mm
April 14.5 103 h 19 °C 75 mm
May 15.0 92 h 16 °C 60 mm
June 12.0 64 h 13 °C 40 mm
July 16.0 78 h 12 °C 38 mm
August 16.0 103 h 14 °C 111 mm
September 20.0 121 h 17 °C 53 mm
October 23.0 159 h 20 °C 104 mm
November 24.5 166 h 21 °C 89 mm
December 24.0 154 h 23 °C 99 mm

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Technical details of Costa Esmeralda - Pinamar spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Rideable SSW: Not 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 SE, S.

Depending on conditions: N, NE, E, SW.

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

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