Overview

Yacht Club Salto is a kitesurfing spot in the Salto department, in northwestern Uruguay, on the Uruguay River. This river spot offers a freshwater body for kitesurfing.

Prevailing winds vary by season, with frequent south and southeast winds. The Uruguay River offers a wide water body with flat to light chop conditions. Water is fresh and warm in summer.

The spot suits intermediate riders. The city of Salto is known for its hot springs and sits across from the Argentine city of Concordia.

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Spot forecast for Yacht Club Salto

Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 19:06

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

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Yacht Club Salto: 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

258h

in October · 28 rideable days

The season runs from September to November, peaking in October: 25 rideable days a month and 258 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 17 °C. The wettest month is May, with 175 mm.

Monthly averages: Yacht Club Salto

Monthly averages — Yacht Club Salto — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.0	171 h	30 °C	72 mm
February	22.5	171 h	32 °C	103 mm
March	20.0	205 h	28 °C	140 mm
April	19.5	174 h	23 °C	138 mm
May	22.5	184 h	19 °C	175 mm
June	18.5	158 h	18 °C	37 mm
July	19.0	169 h	17 °C	51 mm
August	20.5	201 h	19 °C	78 mm
September	23.5	219 h	22 °C	140 mm
October	28.0	258 h	25 °C	95 mm
November	24.5	240 h	27 °C	144 mm
December	20.0	180 h	29 °C	126 mm

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Technical details of Yacht Club Salto spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSW, 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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Salto21.4 km

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CX2SA-1315.9 km

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