Arte Vida kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Spain · Andalucía

Spot currently openIntermediate level 36.05 | -5.65

Overview

Arte Vida — westernmost part of Los Lances Norte, near Arte Vida hotel. Wave-focused spot — only works with Poniente (W). Narrower beach, rocky areas to the north. Big parking. Accessible all year. Good for surfing when swell + no wind. Intermediate to advanced — rocks, narrower beach.

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Spot forecast for Arte Vida

Sunrise 08:33 · Sunset 19:40

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

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  • High tide · 1.1 m
  • Low tide · 0.6 m
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Arte Vida: 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

178h

in March · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in March: 14 rideable days a month and 178 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is November, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 10 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M April: 13 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 8.5 rideable days J August: 6.5 rideable days A September: 10.5 rideable days S October: 11 rideable days O November: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d N December: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 10 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M April: 13 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 8.5 rideable days J August: 6.5 rideable days A September: 10.5 rideable days S October: 11 rideable days O November: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d N December: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 16 °C. The wettest month is March, with 344 mm.

Monthly averages: Arte Vida
Monthly averages — Arte Vida — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.0 63 h 17 °C 86 mm
February 9.0 61 h 18 °C 78 mm
March 19.5 178 h 18 °C 344 mm
April 13.0 101 h 20 °C 39 mm
May 13.5 109 h 23 °C 18 mm
June 11.5 115 h 26 °C 6 mm
July 8.5 65 h 29 °C 0 mm
August 6.5 59 h 30 °C 4 mm
September 10.5 75 h 26 °C 10 mm
October 11.0 86 h 23 °C 111 mm
November 5.5 32 h 20 °C 104 mm
December 5.5 36 h 16 °C 118 mm

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Technical details of Arte Vida spot

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

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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Intermediate

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