Dique Paso de las Piedras kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Provincia de Buenos Aires

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 156 m -38.39 | -61.75

Overview

Dique Paso de las Piedras is a kitesurfing spot located on a dam reservoir in the south of Buenos Aires Province, near Bahía Blanca. This artificial body of water offers excellent flat water conditions for kitesurfing. Prevailing winds blow from the north-west and south, with consistent conditions in this transition zone between the Pampas and Patagonia. The lake is large enough to offer good fetch and comfortable sailing conditions. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Dique Paso de las Piedras

Sunrise 06:13 · Sunset 19:30

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

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Dique Paso de las Piedras: 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

354h

in October · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 20 °C. It peaks in October, with 354 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days25 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days30 d O November: 29 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days25 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days30 d O November: 29 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 12 °C. The wettest month is March, with 97 mm.

Monthly averages: Dique Paso de las Piedras
Monthly averages — Dique Paso de las Piedras — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 375 h 30 °C 17 mm
February 26.5 300 h 28 °C 51 mm
March 25.5 266 h 24 °C 97 mm
April 28.0 288 h 18 °C 81 mm
May 27.0 242 h 14 °C 31 mm
June 25.0 225 h 13 °C 40 mm
July 27.0 238 h 12 °C 21 mm
August 28.5 276 h 14 °C 57 mm
September 29.0 302 h 18 °C 53 mm
October 30.0 354 h 21 °C 79 mm
November 29.0 353 h 24 °C 58 mm
December 29.5 357 h 27 °C 53 mm

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Technical details of Dique Paso de las Piedras spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, E.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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