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Santa Clara del Mar kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Provincia de Buenos Aires

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m -37.83 | -57.49

Overview

Santa Clara del Mar is a kitesurfing spot located on the Argentine Atlantic coast, about 20 km north of Mar del Plata, in Buenos Aires Province. This seaside resort offers beautiful sandy beaches with interesting wave and wind conditions for kitesurfing. The prevailing winds blow from the southeast and northwest, with regular sea breezes in summer. The spot offers moderate wave conditions, ideal for wave riding. The main season runs from October to March with winds of 15 to 25 knots.
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Spot forecast for Santa Clara del Mar

Sunrise 05:57 · Sunset 19:12

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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 5.1 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 Now01:130.8 m05:470.6 m13:151.3 m21:490.5 m02:130.7 m06:320.6 m14:091.3 m22:470.5 m03:220.7 m07:230.6 m15:001.3 m23:310.5 m04:430.8 m08:260.6 m15:501.3 m00:070.4 m05:330.8 m09:420.6 m16:391.3 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m

Santa Clara del Mar: 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

380h

in October · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 19 °C. It peaks in October, with 380 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 12 °C. The wettest month is February, with 112 mm.

Monthly averages: Santa Clara del Mar
Monthly averages — Santa Clara del Mar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.5 399 h 26 °C 41 mm
February 28.5 333 h 26 °C 112 mm
March 30.5 331 h 23 °C 81 mm
April 27.0 298 h 19 °C 63 mm
May 27.0 264 h 15 °C 62 mm
June 25.5 231 h 13 °C 48 mm
July 27.0 242 h 12 °C 38 mm
August 30.0 320 h 13 °C 90 mm
September 28.0 297 h 17 °C 66 mm
October 31.0 380 h 20 °C 49 mm
November 30.0 382 h 21 °C 88 mm
December 31.0 394 h 24 °C 100 mm

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Technical details of Santa Clara del Mar spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, SSW, SW, WSW, W, NNW.

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