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El Torreon ( ID el_torreon )      Hits: 423
You are here: South America > Argentina > El Torreon ( ID el_torreon )
Continent: South America
Country: Argentina
Next Big City (Airport):  Mar del Plata
Next Town: Mar del Plata
Latitude:   -38.0073
Longitude: -57.5342
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Food
- Parking

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Near Beaches
Playa Grande (2.41 km) Best Direction: NE ENE SE SSE Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Puerto Cardiel (3.4 km) Best Direction: NE SE SSE S Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
El Desierto (4.96 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE SSE S SSW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Waikiki (7.51 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE SE NW NNW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Playa Horizonte (9.9 km) Best Direction: NE SE SSE S Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Kite Beach MDQ (10.14 km) Best Direction: NE SW Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Rocks

Quality:
- Cloudy
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Chop and small waves.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- Rocks
Beach crowds:
- January
- February
- December


Small, sandy beach. Look out for rocks.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


Water: winter quite cold, approx. 11°C, summer up to approx. 16°C. Neoprene is required all year. Only on some hot summer days you can ride in shorts.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- April
- May
- June
- August
- September
- October
- November
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds
- Trade Winds

Best Direction:
- SE
- SSE
Main Direction:
- NE
- ENE


Approx. 2-3 kiteable days per week. Usual directions SE, S and NE. Winter: best wind is SE and S, from 10-35 knots. Depending of frontal systems. Summer: best wind is NE. It is a thermal wind starting at 1pm approx. up to 20 knots, but it is not very predictable. You can also get on summer some frontal systems from the South an SE.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Located directly in Mar del Plata.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information




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