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la frontera kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Provincia de Buenos Aires

Spot currently openIntermediate level -37.12 | -56.86

Overview

La Frontera is a kitesurfing spot located on the Atlantic coast of the Buenos Aires province, near Pinamar. The beach offers consistent wind and wave conditions. Suitable for intermediate riders, the spot benefits from prevailing south and southeast winds with moderate waves on the Atlantic coast.

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Spot forecast for la frontera

Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 19:08

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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 4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now00:460.7 m06:210.5 m14:421.2 m22:350.6 m01:350.7 m07:040.5 m15:401.2 m23:420.6 m02:540.6 m07:520.5 m16:261.2 m00:220.6 m04:420.7 m08:490.5 m17:061.2 m00:500.5 m05:210.7 m09:580.5 m17:411.2 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m

la frontera: 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

166h

in November · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in November: 24 rideable days a month and 166 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is June, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 14 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 15 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 14 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 15 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 12 °C. The wettest month is March, with 133 mm.

Monthly averages: la frontera
Monthly averages — la frontera — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 182 h 25 °C 44 mm
February 22.0 148 h 26 °C 110 mm
March 23.5 141 h 23 °C 133 mm
April 16.0 100 h 19 °C 74 mm
May 14.0 89 h 16 °C 58 mm
June 11.5 68 h 13 °C 62 mm
July 15.5 76 h 12 °C 35 mm
August 15.0 98 h 13 °C 123 mm
September 21.5 133 h 16 °C 59 mm
October 22.5 160 h 20 °C 91 mm
November 25.5 166 h 21 °C 79 mm
December 24.5 158 h 23 °C 98 mm

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Technical details of la frontera spot

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

The spot works with winds from SE, S.

Depending on conditions: N, NE, E, SW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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