Playa Fornos kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Spain · Galicia

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43.71 | -7.85

Overview

Playa Fornos is on the Lugo coast of Galicia. North-facing sandy beach. NE-N winds. Atlantic waves. Intermediate. Wild northern coast.

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Spot forecast for Playa Fornos

Sunrise 08:51 · Sunset 19:40

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 2.8 m
  • Low tide · 1.5 m
  • High tide · 2.7 m
  • Low tide · 1.5 m

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Playa Fornos: 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

84h

in July · 10.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 8 rideable days a month and 84 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 1.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d J February: 3.5 rideable days F March: 5 rideable days M April: 6.5 rideable days A May: 8 rideable days M June: 8 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d J August: 7.5 rideable days A September: 4.5 rideable days S October: 2.5 rideable days O November: 2.5 rideable days N December: 4.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d J February: 3.5 rideable days F March: 5 rideable days M April: 6.5 rideable days A May: 8 rideable days M June: 8 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d J August: 7.5 rideable days A September: 4.5 rideable days S October: 2.5 rideable days O November: 2.5 rideable days N December: 4.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97%13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is January, with 207 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Fornos
Monthly averages — Playa Fornos — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 1.5 12 h 14 °C 207 mm
February 3.5 28 h 15 °C 163 mm
March 5.0 35 h 14 °C 126 mm
April 6.5 35 h 17 °C 113 mm
May 8.0 38 h 17 °C 135 mm
June 8.0 59 h 20 °C 33 mm
July 10.5 84 h 22 °C 17 mm
August 7.5 48 h 23 °C 11 mm
September 4.5 28 h 20 °C 56 mm
October 2.5 12 h 19 °C 106 mm
November 2.5 11 h 17 °C 121 mm
December 4.5 33 h 13 °C 140 mm

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Technical details of Playa Fornos spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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