# Dina Huapi - Costa del Nahuel Huapi — Dina Huapi, Argentina

Dina Huapi is at the eastern head of Lake Nahuel Huapi, 15 minutes from Bariloche airport. You ride on the coast between the town and the mouth of the Ñirihuau river, with Cerro Catedral, Tronador, and López opposite. The municipality has marked a sector for kite with signs, and it is the model that Bariloche kiters are asking to replicate.

From November to April, the western thermal blows five to seven days a week, averaging 20 to 30 kt and some days 35 to 40. Here it blows towards the shore, so the waves are smaller than in Bariloche: with less than 20 kt the water is almost flat near the shore, very good for practising freestyle. The lake is cold: wear a wetsuit all year round. The east wind comes down from the steppe: do not go out.

You park on the coastal road, next to the beach. There are kite schools and instructors in the area during the summer.

Photos: "Dina Huapi 07" by Jmmuguerza (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Dina Huapi 13" by Jmmuguerza (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Dina Huapi 31" by Jmmuguerza (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

- **Sports:** Kitesurf, Wingfoil, Windsurf
- **Difficulty:** Intermediate
- **Location:** Dina Huapi, Argentina (-41.07961, -71.18504)
- **Favourable wind directions (where the wind blows from):** W (270°), WNW (290°), NW (315°)
- **Wind range (knots):** 15–35
- **Best months:** November, December, January, February, March, April

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

| Month | <7 kn | 7–13 kn | 13–20 kn | 20–35 kn | >35 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 40 | 44 | 3 | 0 |
| February | 17 | 26 | 48 | 9 | 0 |
| March | 12 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 0 |
| April | 31 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| May | 35 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| June | 28 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| July | 43 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 25 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 14 | 41 | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| October | 17 | 39 | 34 | 10 | 0 |
| November | 10 | 36 | 49 | 5 | 0 |
| December | 11 | 21 | 52 | 15 | 1 |

## Local winds

- **Térmica del oeste** — W (280°), 15–35 kn. The thermal from the mountain range: from November to April it blows almost every day, averaging 20 to 30 kt and some days 35 to 40. In Dina Huapi it blows towards the shore, and therefore the water remains almost flat near the shore with less than 20 kt.. It picks up quickly and gets gusty in the afternoon: keep the small kite handy. The lake water is about 14 °C in summer, wear a wetsuit.
- **Noroeste** — NW (315°), 15–35 kn. With the northwest fronts the wind arrives stronger, also towards the shore.. With strong wind towards the shore there is a shorebreak: enter and exit with the kite low.
- **Este** — E (90°), 12–30 kn. East wind: comes down from the steppe towards the lake, from the land.. Offshore wind in a large and cold lake: do not go out.

## Zones

- **Launch** — Launch zone
- **Dina Huapi** — Navigation zone
- **Parking** — Parking

## Points of interest

- **Dina Huapi launch**: Wide coastal beach, within the kite sector delimited by the municipality (approximate position).
- **Mouth of the Ñirihuau river**: River that enters the lake south of the sector: with high water you can ride in the mouth, with care (OpenStreetMap).
- **Coastal car park**: Free parking on the coastal road (OpenStreetMap).

## Hazards

- Cold water (about 14 °C in summer): wear a wetsuit
- Shorebreak with more than 30 kt
- Strong gusts with the thermal
- East wind: blows from the land

## Obstacles

- Bushes at the back of the beach
- Mouth of the Ñirihuau river to the south

## Facilities

- School
- Parking

[See it on Ventus Surf (3D map, zones and live forecast)](https://ventus.surf/spots/dina-huapi-costa-del-nahuel-huapi-Stg9RYfw7Pu9Y398OAQO?lang=en)