Costa Calma / Fuerteventura kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Spain · Îles Canaries

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 28.16 | -14.22

Overview

Costa Calma is a kitesurfing spot located on the southeast coast of Fuerteventura. The sandy beach stretches for several kilometres and benefits from the northeast trade winds. At low tide, flat areas appear, making the spot accessible to intermediate riders. At high tide, waves offer more technical conditions.
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Spot forecast for Costa Calma / Fuerteventura

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 19:22

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.3 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now03:231 m09:561.8 m16:230.9 m22:411.7 m04:290.9 m10:491.9 m17:090.7 m23:241.8 m05:150.8 m11:302 m17:460.6 m00:002 m05:540.6 m12:062.2 m18:190.4 m00:332.2 m06:300.5 m12:402.3 m18:520.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Costa Calma / Fuerteventura: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

413h

in August · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in August: 29 rideable days a month and 413 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 18 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 29 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d N December: 23 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 18 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 29 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d N December: 23 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 49%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 21 °C. The wettest month is December, with 18 mm.

Monthly averages: Costa Calma / Fuerteventura
Monthly averages — Costa Calma / Fuerteventura — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 144 h 22 °C 3 mm
February 24.5 227 h 22 °C 2 mm
March 24.5 259 h 21 °C 14 mm
April 25.0 318 h 23 °C 9 mm
May 29.5 396 h 23 °C 3 mm
June 30.0 452 h 24 °C 3 mm
July 30.5 431 h 26 °C 1 mm
August 31.0 413 h 27 °C 1 mm
September 29.0 354 h 26 °C 1 mm
October 26.5 244 h 25 °C 5 mm
November 17.5 148 h 25 °C 13 mm
December 23.0 231 h 22 °C 18 mm

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Technical details of Costa Calma / Fuerteventura spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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