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San Vincente de la Barquera kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Spain · Cantabria

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43.39 | -4.38

Overview

San Vicente de la Barquera — charming fishing town with 4 km of beach (Playa de Merón) east of the estuary. Consistent beach break, sandy bottom. NE summer thermal (anticyclonic days) but intensity drops compared to other spots. W-NW winter storms bring powerful swell and current. Camping behind the dunes. Great town for surf camps. Near Picos de Europa national park.

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Spot forecast for San Vincente de la Barquera

Sunrise 08:37 · Sunset 19:26

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 3 m
  • Low tide · 1.5 m
  • High tide · 2.9 m
  • Low tide · 1.6 m

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San Vincente de la Barquera: 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

288h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 288 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is November, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 26 rideable days A September: 26 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d N December: 15.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 26 rideable days A September: 26 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d N December: 15.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 153 mm.

Monthly averages: San Vincente de la Barquera
Monthly averages — San Vincente de la Barquera — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.5 103 h 14 °C 65 mm
February 19.0 142 h 14 °C 86 mm
March 22.0 190 h 14 °C 113 mm
April 24.0 236 h 16 °C 52 mm
May 26.5 246 h 17 °C 78 mm
June 27.5 250 h 20 °C 43 mm
July 29.5 288 h 22 °C 42 mm
August 26.0 253 h 23 °C 25 mm
September 26.0 221 h 20 °C 132 mm
October 22.5 151 h 19 °C 109 mm
November 14.5 113 h 17 °C 130 mm
December 15.5 114 h 14 °C 153 mm

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Technical details of San Vincente de la Barquera spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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

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