Chubut,Golfito Point kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Chubut Province

Spot currently openAdvanced level -43.35 | -65.05

Overview

Golfito Point is a kitesurf spot located on the coast of Chubut province, in Patagonia. This spot benefits from the powerful and consistent Patagonian westerly winds. Reserved for advanced riders due to the extreme wind conditions and large tides characteristic of this wild region of the Argentine Atlantic coast.

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Spot forecast for Chubut,Golfito Point

Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 19:50

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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.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:584 m07:511.6 m14:083.9 m20:122.1 m02:053.9 m08:561.6 m15:233.9 m21:302 m03:213.9 m10:021.5 m16:264.1 m22:421.8 m04:314 m11:021.3 m17:184.4 m23:381.6 m05:294.2 m11:531.2 m18:034.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 2.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 4.6 m

Chubut,Golfito Point: 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

152h

in March · 23 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, September and October, at 25 rideable days and 16 °C. The low point is January, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days23 d M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 24 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days23 d M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 24 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 11 °C. The wettest month is April, with 41 mm.

Monthly averages: Chubut,Golfito Point
Monthly averages — Chubut,Golfito Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.5 106 h 26 °C 13 mm
February 20.5 111 h 26 °C 7 mm
March 23.0 152 h 23 °C 10 mm
April 22.5 153 h 18 °C 41 mm
May 23.0 137 h 13 °C 15 mm
June 19.5 113 h 11 °C 21 mm
July 25.0 146 h 11 °C 10 mm
August 19.0 116 h 14 °C 15 mm
September 25.0 163 h 17 °C 10 mm
October 24.0 152 h 20 °C 6 mm
November 19.5 124 h 22 °C 31 mm
December 24.0 154 h 23 °C 17 mm

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Technical details of Chubut,Golfito Point 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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