Best Kitespots in Santa Cruz

3 spots · Argentina

Best for kiting from October to April, with 73 to 89 % kite days. Water 8 to 14 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): May to September.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 78 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 9 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Rio Gallegos; 78 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz in Argentina has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 78 % kite days over the year; Rio Gallegos leads with 78 %.

Best season at the median spot: October to April (50 % kite days or more). Water about 9 °C.

Best time to visit Santa Cruz

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: October to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 67 % in June to 89 % in December.

Water 3 °C in July to 14 °C in January. Air 6 °C in July to 17 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Santa Cruz: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Santa Cruz?

The best months are October to April: the median spot in Santa Cruz had 73 to 89 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Santa Cruz?

Rio Gallegos has the most kite days in Santa Cruz: 78 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Santa Cruz?

The water ranges from 3 °C in July to 14 °C in January at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in July, 4/3 in January.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Santa Cruz yet.

All spots in Santa Cruz

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Rio Gallegos
Argentina
78 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Rio Gallegos: Jan 90 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 80 %, Apr 76 %, May 67 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 86 %, Nov 90 %, Dec 89 %
2
Punto Deseado
Argentina
77 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Punto Deseado: Jan 88 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 71 %, May 68 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 88 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 89 %
3
Argentino Lake
Argentina
25 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Argentino Lake: Jan 53 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 17 %, May 7 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 5 %, Aug 7 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 60 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Santa Cruz: median of 2 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in Santa Cruz, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/argentina/santa-cruz

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