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Spot de El Cabezo / Tenerife

El Cabezo / Tenerife kitesurf spot

Spain · Canarias

28.05 | -16.53

Overview

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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El Cabezo / Tenerife: when to go?

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 29 rideable days a month and 355 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is December, at 19 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

16-22 knots · 38% 22-30 knots · 45% 30-40 knots · 17% 40+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 22 and 30 knots — 45% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 21 °C. The wettest month is September, with 20 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — El Cabezo / Tenerife — averaged over 3 years of records
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.7 216 h 21 °C 6 mm
February 19.7 172 h 22 °C 5 mm
March 25.3 239 h 22 °C 8 mm
April 27.3 267 h 24 °C 3 mm
May 28.7 290 h 24 °C 3 mm
June 27.7 286 h 25 °C 8 mm
July 29.7 359 h 29 °C 0 mm
August 30.3 355 h 30 °C 2 mm
September 28.0 280 h 26 °C 20 mm
October 24.0 210 h 27 °C 2 mm
November 24.3 200 h 26 °C 5 mm
December 19.0 175 h 22 °C 6 mm
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Technical details of El Cabezo / Tenerife spot

Spot currently open :-)
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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