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About this spot
Bariloche's municipal tourism site calls the Nahuel Huapi one of the best kitesurfing locations in Argentina, says the wind is even virtually every day with safe shores, and states that kitesurf schools offer classes for beginners — up to four hours with 1.5 hours in the water, transfers and gear included. Costa Kite Bariloche, the school based on this launch, says it teaches people starting from zero with instructors certified by the Asociación Argentina de Kitesurf.
The direction agrees across sources: the community spot guide lists best and main direction W, WNW and NW as a thermal wind with best months November, December, January and February, and the neighbouring Dina Huapi municipal tourism page independently reports predominant north-westerly wind arriving stable, onshore and without excess. Strength is the loose number — one kitesurf guide quotes 12–25 knots typically in the afternoon, while IKSURFMAG reports steady summer thermals of 20–30 knots with occasional 35–40 knot days, so the range here is deliberately wide and depends on the day.
The map pin is the school's own published location, which matches the coordinate recorded for this spot in the Wannakitesurf atlas, and the school runs a live wind station on WindGuru plus two lake cameras — check both before driving to the water. The lake is cold all year: satellite-derived averages put the warmest month (February) near 15 °C and the coldest (September) near 7 °C, guides report about 14 °C in summer, and riders report stones on the entry.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Colour = rideability for this spot. Bottom row = recommended kite size for your weight — not recommended outside this spot's 12–35 kn range.
Conditions
- Water
- flat, choppy, waves
- Depth
- Lake; shallow near the launch and deepening quickly, not surveyed
- Seabed
- sand, pebbles and stones, stones on the water entry, reported slippery
- Skill
- beginner, intermediate, expert
- Beginners
- Beginner friendly
- Wind range
- 12 kn – 35 kn
Access & parking
Costa Kite's published launch on the Bariloche lakefront; the guide describes car or bus access with a short walk from the road.
Parking: Parking is listed as available near the spot; current arrangements and any fee need local confirmation.
Amenities
- Costa Kite Bariloche school with AAK-certified instructors, rental and rescue listed
- Live wind station and two lake cameras run by the school
- City buses, shops and restaurants nearby
Needs local verification: Sources: https://barilocheturismo.gob.ar/en/kitesurfing (official municipal tourism: wind even virtually every day, safe shores, schools offer beginner classes up to four hours), https://kitebariloche.com/escuela.html (school teaches from zero with AAK-certified instructors), https://www.se.kiteforum.com/kitesurf/spot/Nahuel_Huapi_Lake___Bariloche (best and main direction W/WNW/NW, thermal, best months Nov–Feb, stones on entry, school and parking features), https://turdinahuapi.wixsite.com/inicio/copia-de-turismo-aventura (Dina Huapi municipal tourism: predominant NW, stable and onshore), https://www.wannakitesurf.com/spot/South_America/Argentina/costa_kite/index.html (atlas coordinate 41°7.722'S 71°17.086'W matching the school's own map pin, boulders/deep bottom, school/rescue/showers), https://kiteguide.com/south-america/argentina/bariloche and https://www.iksurfmag.com/travel-guides/americas/argentina/bariloche/ (12–25 kt typical vs 20–30 kt summer with 35–40 kt spikes; ~14 °C summer water). Coordinates are the school's published pin (maps.app.goo.gl link resolving to -41.1283976,-71.2847602). The knot range spans two guides and is an estimate; monthly water values are satellite-derived lake averages (warmest ~15 °C February, coldest ~7 °C September), not a monitoring series. Windy links are searches/maps, not verified local webcams.
Local hazards
- Cold water year-round — roughly 7–15 °C
- Stones on the water entry, reported slippery
- Summer days can hit 35–40 knots
- Freshwater lake with no tide — wind strength is the only gate