Overview

Pigsbay is a kitesurfing spot located on the south coast of Tenerife, near El Médano. This spot is renowned for its wave conditions and powerful winds thanks to the northeast trade winds channelled by the volcanic terrain of the island. The water body is technical with shore break and currents. Reserved for expert riders.

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Spot forecast for Pigsbay / Tenerife

Sunrise 08:09 · Sunset 19:32

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:20 · 0.9 m High tide 09:50 · 1.5 m Low tide 16:22 · 0.8 m High tide 22:37 · 1.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:25 · 0.8 m High tide 10:44 · 1.6 m Low tide 17:07 · 0.6 m High tide 23:20 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:11 · 0.7 m High tide 11:24 · 1.8 m Low tide 17:42 · 0.5 m High tide 23:55 · 1.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:49 · 0.6 m High tide 12:00 · 1.9 m Low tide 18:15 · 0.4 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:27 · 1.8 m Low tide 06:25 · 0.4 m High tide 12:34 · 2 m Low tide 18:47 · 0.3 m

Pigsbay / 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

154h

in December · 19 rideable days

The season runs from November to February, peaking in December: 17 rideable days a month and 154 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is July, at 5 days.

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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: Pigsbay / Tenerife

Monthly averages — Pigsbay / 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	17.0	116 h	23 °C	5 mm
February	15.5	128 h	22 °C	2 mm
March	9.5	50 h	22 °C	14 mm
April	9.5	71 h	23 °C	19 mm
May	12.5	90 h	23 °C	8 mm
June	16.0	104 h	24 °C	1 mm
July	5.0	24 h	26 °C	0 mm
August	8.0	44 h	28 °C	1 mm
September	15.5	109 h	26 °C	1 mm
October	10.0	61 h	25 °C	1 mm
November	17.5	114 h	25 °C	21 mm
December	19.0	154 h	22 °C	9 mm

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Technical details of Pigsbay / Tenerife spot

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

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

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