Sea · Buenos Aires · Argentina
Los Horcones
Kite days peak in November at 35 %.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- 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.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 31 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 69 %
- Kiteable 31 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
- Best hours
- 11:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 13.0 h
- Water
- 15 °C, 4/3
- Air
- 20 °Cdaily maximum, 18 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 9 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Los Horcones averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Off | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 18 | 11 to 17 | 11 to 16 | 12 to 16 | 13 to 15 | 12 to 15 | 12 to 15 | 12 to 16 | 11 to 16 | 11 to 16 | 12 to 16 | 13 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 14.6 |
| Water°C at the surface | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 9 of 31 | 9 of 28 | 12 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 6 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 6 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 11 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | spring | spring | spring | 3/2 | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 3/2 |
- In January, Los Horcones averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Los Horcones averaged 7 kite days out of 28 (25 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Los Horcones averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (22 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Los Horcones averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Los Horcones averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Los Horcones averaged 6 kite days out of 30 (19 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Los Horcones averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Los Horcones averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 10 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Los Horcones averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (25 %). Water 12 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Los Horcones averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Los Horcones averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (35 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Los Horcones averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Los Horcones
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
- February1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
- March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
- April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
- May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
- June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
- July1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 expected
- August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
- October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
- November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- December1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
3 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 3.7 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In November, the windiest month
- Too light 65 %
- Kiteable 35 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 65 %, kiteable on 35 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 12:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often NE (45°).
Kitesurfing at Los Horcones: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Los Horcones?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is November, when 35 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Los Horcones windy in October?
Sometimes. 31 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 10 days in a typical October. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Los Horcones?
The water ranges from 10 °C in July to 23 °C in January. In October it is about 15 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).
How many kite days does Los Horcones get in a year?
About 94 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
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Spot facts
- Region
- Buenos Aires
- Country
- Argentina
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Santa Teresita Airport (SST), 63 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -37.0633, -57.0036
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Buenos Aires
Kite days in October, % of days
- Pinamar
Argentina · 36 points more kite days than Los Horcones in October
67 %Kite days by month at Pinamar: Jan 71 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 54 %, May 50 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 72 % - Cariló
Argentina · 35 points more kite days than Los Horcones in October
66 %Kite days by month at Cariló: Jan 69 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 50 %, May 49 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 71 % - Villa Gesell
Argentina · 34 points more kite days than Los Horcones in October
65 %Kite days by month at Villa Gesell: Jan 71 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 53 %, May 50 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 70 % - Mar Azul
Argentina · 29 points more kite days than Los Horcones in October
60 %Kite days by month at Mar Azul: Jan 69 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 49 %, May 45 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 68 % - Punta Rasa
Argentina · 39 points more kite days than Los Horcones in October
70 %Kite days by month at Punta Rasa: Jan 76 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 57 %, May 61 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 75 % - Mar de Cobo
Argentina · 20 points more kite days than Los Horcones in October
51 %Kite days by month at Mar de Cobo: Jan 55 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 38 %, May 37 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 60 % - Santa Clara del Mar
Argentina · 32 points more kite days than Los Horcones in October
63 %Kite days by month at Santa Clara del Mar: Jan 74 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 54 %, May 53 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 76 % - Diva
Argentina · 26 points more kite days than Los Horcones in October
57 %Kite days by month at Diva: Jan 70 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 51 %, May 48 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 68 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.
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In October, 31 % of days at Los Horcones met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/los-horcones
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