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Playas del Balcón kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Province de Buenos Aires

Spot currently openIntermediate level -38.1 | -57.54

Overview

Playas del Balcon is a kitesurfing spot located on the Atlantic coast of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province. The beach offers good wind and wave conditions. Accessible to intermediate riders, the spot benefits from prevailing south and southeast winds with regular surf conditions.

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Spot forecast for Playas del Balcón

Sunrise 05:57 · Sunset 19:12

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

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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 3.5 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 Now02:160.8 m06:250.6 m13:571.4 m22:060.5 m03:200.8 m07:200.7 m14:501.3 m22:550.4 m04:240.8 m08:330.7 m15:421.3 m23:350.4 m05:140.9 m10:020.7 m16:361.3 m00:120.4 m05:491 m11:230.6 m17:291.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m

Playas del Balcón: 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

247h

in January · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in January: 26 rideable days a month and 247 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is June, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J July: 16.5 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J July: 16.5 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 12 °C. The wettest month is March, with 129 mm.

Monthly averages: Playas del Balcón
Monthly averages — Playas del Balcón — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 247 h 25 °C 53 mm
February 20.5 157 h 25 °C 122 mm
March 25.5 167 h 23 °C 129 mm
April 19.5 120 h 19 °C 67 mm
May 16.5 99 h 15 °C 61 mm
June 11.5 67 h 13 °C 62 mm
July 16.5 98 h 12 °C 48 mm
August 20.5 125 h 13 °C 100 mm
September 24.0 162 h 16 °C 57 mm
October 25.0 185 h 19 °C 60 mm
November 24.5 168 h 20 °C 78 mm
December 26.5 180 h 23 °C 56 mm

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Technical details of Playas del Balcón 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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