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La Boca kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Río Negro

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 3 m -41.04 | -62.82

Overview

La Boca is a kitesurfing spot located at the mouth of the Rio Negro on the Atlantic Ocean, near Viedma and El Condor, in Rio Negro Province. This spot offers varied conditions with flat water in the estuary and waves on the ocean. The prevailing winds blow from the west and northwest, typical of Patagonia, with often strong intensities. The spot can offer flat water on the river side or waves on the ocean side depending on wind direction. Suitable for advanced riders due to powerful winds and currents at the river mouth.
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Spot forecast for La Boca

Sunrise 05:43 · Sunset 20:07

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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 2.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18 Now02:554.2 m09:280.9 m15:413.9 m21:311.4 m03:294.1 m10:020.9 m16:143.8 m22:091.5 m04:084 m10:411 m16:543.8 m22:531.5 m04:523.9 m11:251 m17:423.7 m23:441.5 m05:423.8 m12:131.1 m18:353.7 m
  • Saturday 14 November High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Sunday 15 November High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.5 m
  • Monday 16 November High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.5 m
  • Tuesday 17 November High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 1.5 m
  • Wednesday 18 November High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m

La Boca: 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

390h

in January · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 19 °C. It peaks in January, with 390 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days26 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days26 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 11 °C. The wettest month is December, with 72 mm.

Monthly averages: La Boca
Monthly averages — La Boca — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.5 390 h 28 °C 10 mm
February 28.5 338 h 26 °C 39 mm
March 29.5 347 h 23 °C 22 mm
April 28.5 302 h 18 °C 66 mm
May 29.0 292 h 14 °C 27 mm
June 26.0 255 h 12 °C 40 mm
July 27.0 274 h 11 °C 11 mm
August 27.5 267 h 13 °C 24 mm
September 30.0 333 h 16 °C 40 mm
October 30.5 348 h 20 °C 42 mm
November 29.0 374 h 23 °C 27 mm
December 29.5 361 h 23 °C 72 mm

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Technical details of La Boca spot

N: Rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ENE, E.

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