Overview

Wingfoil
No kitesurfing

The spot is reserved for windsurfing or professionals (Lorenzo Casati, Leonardo Casati, Andrea Principi). But you can always ride up from El Medano beach.

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Spot forecast for El Cabezo / Tenerife

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:27

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

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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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El Cabezo / Tenerife: 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

151h

in December · 18 rideable days

The season runs from November to February, peaking in December: 17 rideable days a month and 151 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is July, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 22 °C. The wettest month is November, with 21 mm.

Monthly averages: El Cabezo / Tenerife

Monthly averages — El Cabezo / Tenerife — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	114 h	23 °C	5 mm
February	15.5	128 h	22 °C	2 mm
March	8.0	43 h	22 °C	14 mm
April	9.5	69 h	23 °C	19 mm
May	12.5	90 h	23 °C	8 mm
June	15.5	103 h	24 °C	1 mm
July	5.0	23 h	26 °C	0 mm
August	8.0	43 h	28 °C	1 mm
September	15.5	109 h	26 °C	1 mm
October	10.0	60 h	25 °C	1 mm
November	16.5	110 h	25 °C	21 mm
December	18.0	151 h	22 °C	9 mm

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Technical details of El Cabezo / Tenerife spot

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

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Reserved for windsurfing or professionals (the top 20 in the world).
Required level: Expert

Parking

Right in front of the spot.

Wind specificities

Same wind as in El Medano, the weather station is located here:

https://cabezo.bergfex.at/wetterstation/?big=1

The main wind is north-east (Trade wind), it comes in better here than at El Medano.

Hazards

Underwater rocks that emerge during low tide.

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