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Nahuel Huapi Lake | Estacada kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Neuquén

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 774 m -40.84 | -71.54

Overview

Estacada is a spot located on Lake Nahuel Huapi, in the Neuquen province, in the Patagonian Lake District. This large glacial lake offers varied sailing conditions with Patagonian winds. Suitable for intermediate riders, the spot provides flat water and a spectacular natural setting between forests and snow-capped mountains.

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Spot forecast for Nahuel Huapi Lake | Estacada

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

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Nahuel Huapi Lake | Estacada: 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

118h

in September · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in September: 17 rideable days a month and 118 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is July, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 17 rideable days J February: 15.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 12.5 rideable days J July: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d J August: 8 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d S October: 16.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 17 rideable days J February: 15.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 12.5 rideable days J July: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d J August: 8 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d S October: 16.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 6 °C. The wettest month is June, with 271 mm.

Monthly averages: Nahuel Huapi Lake | Estacada
Monthly averages — Nahuel Huapi Lake | Estacada — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 83 h 23 °C 17 mm
February 15.5 93 h 22 °C 43 mm
March 17.0 124 h 17 °C 99 mm
April 13.5 83 h 12 °C 243 mm
May 13.5 85 h 7 °C 249 mm
June 12.5 74 h 6 °C 271 mm
July 7.5 43 h 6 °C 137 mm
August 8.0 51 h 7 °C 142 mm
September 19.5 118 h 8 °C 228 mm
October 16.5 98 h 12 °C 64 mm
November 16.0 112 h 16 °C 104 mm
December 18.0 116 h 18 °C 64 mm

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Technical details of Nahuel Huapi Lake | Estacada spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Not rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SW, W, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, S.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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