Monte Hermoso - Faro Recalada

About this spot

• air10-30 kt
• exploreOeste · Sur · Este
• wavesWaves
• signal_cellular_altIntermediate
• calendar_monthBest: Jan–Dec

Monte Hermoso calls itself the capital of kitesurf, as it was previously the capital of windsurf. Its beach faces south and is huge: more than 150 m of firm sand from the dunes to the water, without stones, with small to medium waves. Today the kites launch mainly in front of Av. Juan Domingo Perón, approximately 1 km east of Faro Recalada; years ago the meeting point was further west, between the former East breakwater and Villa Caballero, where 70 or 80 sails used to gather. On the beach you ride with south wind and its derivatives from the east and west; 10 kt is already enough. The west is the most frequent of the year and comes in side-shore; the south arrives on cloudy days that empty the beach, with a heavy sea. With north wind you do not go out to sea: it blows from the land, and on those days kiters go to Laguna Sauce Grande, near the town. The best times are from November to March. There are kite schools in the town, including the Monte Hermoso Kite School, approved by the Argentine Kitesurf Association, and others that provide equipment. In summer the beach has bathers: the kites launch mainly early and at sunset. You arrive via Av. Juan Domingo Perón, which runs behind the dunes. Photos: "Faro Recalada a Bahía Blanca, Monte Hermoso 08" by Roberto Fiadone (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Faro Recalada (1)" by Robertoe (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Balneario de Monte Hermoso" by LauraCeci (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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