Overview

North Shore is a kitesurf spot located on the coast of Chubut province, in Patagonia, near Rawson. This spot offers windy conditions typical of the Patagonian coast. Reserved for advanced riders, winds are often very strong with west and southwest gusts, accompanied by significant tides.

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Spot forecast for North Shore

Sunrise 06:19 · 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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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 2.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:01 · 4 m Low tide 07:55 · 1.6 m High tide 14:13 · 3.9 m Low tide 20:16 · 2.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:08 · 3.9 m Low tide 09:00 · 1.6 m High tide 15:27 · 4 m Low tide 21:34 · 2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:25 · 3.9 m Low tide 10:07 · 1.5 m High tide 16:30 · 4.2 m Low tide 22:46 · 1.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:35 · 4 m Low tide 11:06 · 1.4 m High tide 17:22 · 4.4 m Low tide 23:42 · 1.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:33 · 4.2 m Low tide 11:57 · 1.2 m High tide 18:06 · 4.6 m

North Shore: 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

152h

in March · 23 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, September and October, at 25 rideable days and 16 °C. The low point is January, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 11 °C. The wettest month is April, with 41 mm.

Monthly averages: North Shore

Monthly averages — North Shore — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	106 h	26 °C	13 mm
February	20.5	111 h	26 °C	7 mm
March	23.0	152 h	23 °C	10 mm
April	22.5	153 h	18 °C	41 mm
May	23.0	137 h	13 °C	15 mm
June	19.5	113 h	11 °C	21 mm
July	25.0	146 h	11 °C	10 mm
August	19.0	116 h	14 °C	15 mm
September	25.0	163 h	17 °C	10 mm
October	24.0	152 h	20 °C	6 mm
November	19.5	124 h	22 °C	31 mm
December	24.0	154 h	24 °C	17 mm

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Technical details of North Shore 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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