Mar Chiquita - Albufera

About this spot

• air12-28 kt
• exploreNoreste · Sudeste · Sur
• wavesFlat
• signal_cellular_altBeginner
• calendar_monthBest: Jan–Dec

The Mar Chiquita lagoon, 35 km north of Mar del Plata, is the coastal lagoon where half the Atlantic coast learns: flat water, very shallow and with sandbanks. You set up on the sand at the spit that goes from the town to the breakwater, on the bay side, and you ride in the bay in front of the promenade, which the schools simply call the lagoon. The ideal wind is the northeast, which comes in side-on along the spit and leaves the water flat. The southeast also works, crossing the spit towards the bay, and the south, the most frequent in the area but gusty because it passes through the town. The best times are spring and summer, from October to March, with 12 to 25 kt. The mouth that connects the lagoon with the sea is a forbidden zone: with the tide going out the current pulls outwards, there are rocks and fishermen on the breakwater. Opposite is the marsh, inside the Campo Mar Chiquita military reserve, where you cannot land, and the entire lagoon is a biosphere reserve with many birds. In summer the bay is shared with bathers, kayaks and jet skis. Several schools give lessons in the lagoon, generally from midday depending on the wind, and the Asociación de Kite de Mar y Laguna brings together the kiters of Mar del Plata and Mar Chiquita. At the spit is the Barlovento restaurant and you park on the sand. Photos: "LagunaMarChiquita-0025 02" by Ezarate (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "LagunaMarChiquita-BsAs" by Ezarate (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "LagunaMarChiquita-BsAs-feb2024 2" by Ezarate (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "LagunaMarChiquita-0035" by Ezarate (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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