Overview

Laida Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in the Urdaibai estuary, in the Spanish Basque Country. This beach offers a body of water that varies with the tides, with flat water at low tide in the estuary. The prevailing winds are from the northwest and west. The spot is oceanic with Atlantic conditions. Suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Laida Beach

Sunrise 08:30 · Sunset 19:20

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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 4.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:33 · 2.8 m Low tide 06:33 · 1.8 m High tide 13:01 · 3 m Low tide 19:25 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:49 · 2.9 m Low tide 07:42 · 1.6 m High tide 14:03 · 3.2 m Low tide 20:19 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:37 · 3.2 m Low tide 08:32 · 1.4 m High tide 14:47 · 3.4 m Low tide 21:01 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:16 · 3.4 m Low tide 09:13 · 1.1 m High tide 15:25 · 3.7 m Low tide 21:37 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:50 · 3.7 m Low tide 09:50 · 0.8 m High tide 16:00 · 3.9 m Low tide 22:12 · 0.6 m

Laida Beach: 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

111h

in May · 13.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to September, peaking in May: 11 rideable days a month and 111 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is December, with 145 mm.

Monthly averages: Laida Beach

Monthly averages — Laida Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.0	51 h	14 °C	110 mm
February	10.0	71 h	15 °C	127 mm
March	10.5	80 h	15 °C	137 mm
April	10.0	86 h	17 °C	78 mm
May	13.5	111 h	19 °C	82 mm
June	10.5	76 h	23 °C	39 mm
July	13.0	107 h	23 °C	20 mm
August	10.5	67 h	25 °C	53 mm
September	12.0	77 h	22 °C	72 mm
October	8.5	59 h	21 °C	128 mm
November	6.5	49 h	17 °C	143 mm
December	7.0	54 h	13 °C	145 mm

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Technical details of Laida Beach spot

The spot works with winds from W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, SW, WSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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