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Villa Gesell ( ID villa_gesell )      Hits: 464
You are here: South America > Argentina > Villa Gesell ( ID villa_gesell )
Continent: South America
Country: Argentina
Next Big City (Airport):  Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata
Next Town: Villa Gesell
Latitude:   -37.2451
Longitude: -56.9529
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
No Information

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Generally choppy and with some waves. The coast goes straight from NE to SE. Normal tide, current could be up to 2 knots strong. Waves are not too big: 0.5-1.5m. Shorebreak.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- None
Beach crowds:
- January
- February


Very large beach, nice and soft sand. No rocks, no reefs. Full of space to launch and land except during summer (January and February), when the beach will be full of people. You can drive your 4x4 up to the beach.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Normal Wetsuit

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


Temperature: summer 20-30ºC, winter: 8-15º. Water temperature from 11ºC in winter up to 16ºC in summer. Always have to use a wetsuit but you can ride all year long.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- NE
- SE
Main Direction:
- NE
- SE


Summer thermal wind from the NE, sideofshore from 10 up to 18 knots. Approx. 3 kiteable days a week. In winter you can ride some good cold fronts from the SE. Generally there are variable conditions during all year from 0-40 knots possible. Sideshore NNE and SSW.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- No Walk


Buenos Aires 400km, Mar del Plata 100km. If you come from a foreign country fly to Buenos Aires (Ezeiza Airport) and then take a bus (6 hours) or rent a car. Take rute 11 to Pinamar (approx 400 km). From Mar del Plata there are only 100 km. You can fly also from Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata and then by car. About 10 miles south of Pinamar. Drive onto the beach and park.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


The beach can get crowded with sunbathers.

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 Nightlife
Good nightlife.

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