Bajada de los Palitos, Argentina
Also within 20 km of Rada Tilly
- Rada Tilly Surf spot · 0.1 km from Rada Tilly
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About Bajada de los Palitos
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SE (127°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (307°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 172). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 8°C in August, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 16°C in February, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rada Tilly, 5.1 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
Bajada de los Palitos does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 36, fair | 4 ft5 smushy | 71kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 14°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 44, fair | 3 ft6 smushy | 70kJ | wind from the south, 3 knots | 12°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 26, poor | 4 ft7 smushy | 120kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 12°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 12, poor | 3 ft6 smushy | 82kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots | 9°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 46, fair | 4 ft5 smushy | 57kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 9°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 26, too small | 3 ft5 smushy | 31kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 9°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 20, too small | 2 ft7 smushy | 41kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 10°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 14, too small | 1 ft4 smushy | 5kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 7, too small | 1 ft3 smushy | 4kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 19, too small | 2 ft4 smushy | 7kJ | offshorewind from the west, 20 knots, offshore | 14°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctSurf Rada Tilly
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 13 kn (23 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Rada Tilly
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf Rada Tilly
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Rada Tilly each day: Bajada de los Palitos, Rada Tilly.
Places to eat near Rada Tilly
- La Estancia JBBarbecue · 0.4 km from the centre
- Big Mike'sBurger · 0.5 km from the centre
- GringopastasPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
- Nescaro Pizza y CocinaPizza · 0.8 km from the centre
- Sorrento ArtesanalPizza · 1.0 km from the centre
- UP PizzaPizza · 1.0 km from the centre
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