Cabo de Gata kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Spain · Andalucía

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 2 m 36.79 | -2.25

Overview

Cabo de Gata — south tip of the natural park. Faces SE. Levante E, also S winds. Advanced — exposed, rocky volcanic coast, strong winter winds.

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Spot forecast for Cabo de Gata

Sunrise 08:21 · Sunset 19:26

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

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Cabo de Gata: 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

187h

in August · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to November, peaking in August: 14 rideable days a month and 187 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is February, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 7.5 rideable days J February: 6 rideable days6 d F March: 12.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 10 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 7.5 rideable days J February: 6 rideable days6 d F March: 12.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 10 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 44 mm.

Monthly averages: Cabo de Gata
Monthly averages — Cabo de Gata — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.5 68 h 17 °C 4 mm
February 6.0 51 h 18 °C 13 mm
March 12.5 119 h 18 °C 44 mm
April 13.0 144 h 21 °C 9 mm
May 10.0 110 h 24 °C 10 mm
June 13.5 140 h 29 °C 1 mm
July 13.5 158 h 30 °C 0 mm
August 18.5 187 h 32 °C 0 mm
September 13.5 147 h 28 °C 5 mm
October 14.0 123 h 24 °C 20 mm
November 13.0 115 h 21 °C 14 mm
December 11.0 93 h 17 °C 18 mm

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Technical details of Cabo de Gata spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE.

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