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Playa del Águila kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Spain · Canarias

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 7 m 27.78 | -15.53

Overview

Playa del Águila is on the south coast, near the tourist resort of San Agustín. Works with E wind (side-shore) for waves/freestyle, and W wind (side-shore) for the opposite tack. Good conditions for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Playa del Águila

Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 19:29

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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 4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now01:371 m08:261.5 m15:110.9 m21:321.4 m03:190.9 m09:501.6 m16:210.8 m22:371.5 m04:250.8 m10:441.7 m17:060.7 m23:201.7 m05:110.7 m11:241.9 m17:420.5 m23:551.8 m05:490.6 m12:002 m18:150.4 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Playa del Águila: 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

90h

in August · 16.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, January and February, at 16 rideable days and 26 °C. The low point is June, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 16 rideable days J February: 15.5 rideable days F March: 11 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 9 rideable days9 d J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 16 rideable days J February: 15.5 rideable days F March: 11 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 9 rideable days9 d J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is March, with 35 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa del Águila
Monthly averages — Playa del Águila — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.0 97 h 22 °C 13 mm
February 15.5 100 h 23 °C 4 mm
March 11.0 90 h 22 °C 35 mm
April 13.0 82 h 24 °C 18 mm
May 12.0 78 h 25 °C 3 mm
June 9.0 47 h 27 °C 2 mm
July 13.5 69 h 31 °C 0 mm
August 16.5 90 h 32 °C 1 mm
September 13.5 87 h 29 °C 2 mm
October 13.0 72 h 26 °C 5 mm
November 11.5 80 h 26 °C 26 mm
December 10.0 53 h 22 °C 9 mm

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Technical details of Playa del Águila spot

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

The spot works with winds from E, W.

Depending on conditions: ENE, ESE, WSW, WNW.

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

E wind (side-shore, port tack) and W wind (side-shore, starboard tack). 12–20 knots.

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