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Spot de Potrerillos

Potrerillos kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Mendoza Province

-32.96 | -69.19

Overview

Potrerillos is a reservoir located at 1,375 meters altitude in the Mendoza province, at the foot of the Andes mountain range. The spot benefits from powerful thermal winds channeled through the Andean valleys. Suitable for intermediate riders, the lake offers flat water conditions in an exceptional high mountain setting.

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Potrerillos: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are September, April and May, at 5 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is February, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78% 13-20 knots · 21% 21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 10 °C. The wettest month is August, with 80 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Potrerillos — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 1.0 7 h 26 °C 32 mm
February 0.5 5 h 26 °C 22 mm
March 0.5 3 h 21 °C 34 mm
April 3.5 13 h 16 °C 20 mm
May 3.5 12 h 11 °C 19 mm
June 3.0 17 h 10 °C 24 mm
July 0.5 3 h 11 °C 2 mm
August 2.0 14 h 10 °C 80 mm
September 6.5 35 h 16 °C 7 mm
October 3.5 19 h 19 °C 56 mm
November 3.0 14 h 22 °C 25 mm
December 2.5 18 h 24 °C 18 mm
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Technical details of Potrerillos spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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