Overview

Palmones — SE of Algeciras. Perfect sheltered bay for extremely strong Levante days — many kite schools use this when Tarifa is too strong. Flat water lagoon. Protected. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for Palmones

Sunrise 08:33 · Sunset 19:39

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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 · 04:54 · 0.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 12:04 · 0.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:41 · 0.4 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:17 · 0.7 m

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Palmones: 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 August · 14.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, April and June, at 13 rideable days and 26 °C. The low point is March, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 239 mm.

Monthly averages: Palmones

Monthly averages — Palmones — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.5	67 h	17 °C	38 mm
February	8.5	61 h	18 °C	76 mm
March	7.0	62 h	18 °C	239 mm
April	13.0	120 h	21 °C	28 mm
May	9.0	82 h	24 °C	12 mm
June	12.0	88 h	27 °C	1 mm
July	10.5	92 h	30 °C	1 mm
August	14.5	111 h	30 °C	3 mm
September	11.5	98 h	27 °C	5 mm
October	9.5	86 h	24 °C	122 mm
November	10.5	90 h	20 °C	109 mm
December	11.0	90 h	17 °C	132 mm

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Technical details of Palmones spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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