# Almafuerte - Piedras Moras — Almafuerte, Argentina

Southwest corner of the Piedras Moras reservoir, in Almafuerte, next to the Route 36 bridge. Launch from the sandy shore of the meadow, next to a narrow passage that crosses the sandbar and connects the lake with an inland lagoon to the south.

The wind is north and northeast, most frequent from September to November in the afternoon. On the lake it comes in onshore, creating chop and short waves. When the passage is open, even with north wind you can cross to the southern lagoon, a beautiful flat water spot. The passage is not always open: it depends on the reservoir level. With fronts, south wind comes in, which blows offshore here: do not go out with it.

Watch out for the dirt island in the middle of the lagoon and the mud and vegetation on its banks. In summer there may be cyanobacteria in the lake. There are no services on this shore, which is countryside; Almafuerte is about 3 km to the east.

Photos: "Almafuerte - Córdoba" by LuigiStudio (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Dique Piedras Moras, Córdoba, Argentina." by Fede mina (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

- **Sports:** Kitesurf, Wingfoil, Windsurf
- **Difficulty:** Intermediate
- **Location:** Almafuerte, Argentina (-32.18592, -64.29600)
- **Favourable wind directions (where the wind blows from):** N (10°), NE (40°)
- **Wind range (knots):** 12–30
- **Best months:** September, October, November, December

## Wind by month (% of days per strength)

| Month | <7 kn | 7–13 kn | 13–20 kn | 20–35 kn | >35 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 30 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 24 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 33 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 45 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 42 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 40 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 31 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 25 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 19 | 58 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 27 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 35 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 |

## Local winds

- **Norte / Noreste** — NNE (20°), 12–30 kn. The spot's wind: from the north and northeast, it comes in onshore over the meadow shore and kicks up chop and short waves on the lake. With the passage open you can cross to the southern lagoon, where the water remains flat. Most frequent from September to November, in the afternoon.. Onshore wind: returns you to the shore, but with waves at the launch.
- **Sur** — S (190°), 12–35 kn. South wind from cold fronts: on this shore it blows from the meadow towards the lake, offshore, and arrives suddenly and gusty.. Offshore on this shore: takes you away towards the centre of the lake. Do not go out with it.

## Zones

- **Launch** — Launch zone
- **Piedras Moras (waves)** — Navigation zone
- **Passage to the lagoon** — Seasonal area
- **Lagoon (flat water)** — Navigation zone
- **Dirt island** — Restricted zone

## Points of interest

- **Launch**: Sandy shore of the meadow, west of the passage.
- **Passage to the lagoon**: Narrow passage towards the southern flat water lagoon; only open sometimes.
- **Flat water lagoon**: Inland lagoon: flat water with north wind when the passage is open.
- **Dirt island**: Low dirt island in the middle of the lagoon.
- **Route 36 bridge**: Motorway bridge over the reservoir arm, 900 m to the west.

## Hazards

- Chop and short waves on the lake with north wind
- The passage to the lagoon may be closed or very shallow
- Offshore south wind with fronts
- Cyanobacteria blooms in summer in the lake
- No services: countryside shore, far from the town

## Obstacles

- Narrow passage between the lake and the lagoon
- Dirt island in the middle of the lagoon
- Vegetation and mud on the lagoon banks

[See it on Ventus Surf (3D map, zones and live forecast)](https://ventus.surf/spots/almafuerte-piedras-moras-wqP0qVYky278iTixaBRt?lang=en)