Calafate Bahía Soberana kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Province de Santa Cruz

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 179 m -50.31 | -72.3

Overview

Calafate Bahía Soberana is a spot located on Lago Argentino, near El Calafate in Santa Cruz province. This glacial lake offers extreme wind conditions in southern Patagonia. Reserved for advanced riders, the spot is subject to powerful west and southwest winds with cold waters and a spectacular glacial setting.

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Spot forecast for Calafate Bahía Soberana

Sunrise 06:36 · Sunset 20:31

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

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Calafate Bahía Soberana: 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

237h

in December · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in December: 24 rideable days a month and 237 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is June, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 49%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 12%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 49% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 3 °C. The wettest month is July, with 77 mm.

Monthly averages: Calafate Bahía Soberana

Monthly averages — Calafate Bahía Soberana — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.5	180 h	16 °C	44 mm
February	23.0	178 h	15 °C	39 mm
March	19.0	151 h	12 °C	54 mm
April	8.5	64 h	10 °C	44 mm
May	4.5	28 h	5 °C	28 mm
June	4.0	26 h	3 °C	54 mm
July	7.5	41 h	4 °C	77 mm
August	4.0	19 h	4 °C	35 mm
September	15.0	93 h	6 °C	36 mm
October	21.0	129 h	8 °C	57 mm
November	25.0	208 h	12 °C	57 mm
December	27.5	237 h	14 °C	33 mm

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Technical details of Calafate Bahía Soberana spot

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: Advanced

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