Overview

Playa América is a popular beach near Nigrán, south of Vigo. Wide sandy beach in a sheltered bay. Works with SW-W-NW winds. Beginner-friendly — less exposed than A Lanzada. Thermal wind in summer. Kite schools available (Kite Galicia, Marea Kite School). Good infrastructure, restaurants. Water ~15-18°C.

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Spot forecast for Playa America

Sunrise 08:53 · Sunset 19:46

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 18:58 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:14 · 2.4 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:08 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 13:27 · 2.7 m

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Playa America: 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

120h

in May · 20 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in May: 14 rideable days a month and 120 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is December, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 229 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa America

Monthly averages — Playa America — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.0	66 h	14 °C	229 mm
February	10.5	79 h	15 °C	184 mm
March	10.5	99 h	15 °C	193 mm
April	16.0	124 h	18 °C	170 mm
May	20.0	120 h	19 °C	128 mm
June	13.5	59 h	22 °C	14 mm
July	10.0	58 h	24 °C	10 mm
August	7.5	40 h	24 °C	5 mm
September	8.5	55 h	21 °C	61 mm
October	9.0	87 h	20 °C	148 mm
November	6.5	37 h	17 °C	147 mm
December	4.0	27 h	14 °C	171 mm

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Technical details of Playa America spot

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

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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