Overview

Playa de Poniente is the western beach of Gijón, the largest city in Asturias. Urban beach facing north-northwest. NE wind cross-onshore. Small to medium waves. Close to all city amenities. Birthplace area of surf in Asturias (together with San Lorenzo). Can be crowded in summer. Intermediate.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Playa de Poniente

Sunrise 08:43 · Sunset 19:31

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 12:56 · 2.9 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 19:25 · 1.5 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:43 · 2.8 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:39 · 1.5 m

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Playa de Poniente: 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

174h

in July · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 20 rideable days a month and 174 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 4.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · 1%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 December, at 14 °C. The wettest month is November, with 120 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa de Poniente

Monthly averages — Playa de Poniente — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.5	27 h	15 °C	81 mm
February	7.0	47 h	15 °C	105 mm
March	13.5	79 h	15 °C	94 mm
April	11.0	76 h	17 °C	47 mm
May	21.0	139 h	17 °C	68 mm
June	19.5	119 h	20 °C	33 mm
July	23.5	174 h	22 °C	11 mm
August	21.0	111 h	23 °C	16 mm
September	15.5	100 h	21 °C	77 mm
October	10.0	46 h	20 °C	94 mm
November	7.0	35 h	18 °C	120 mm
December	6.0	38 h	14 °C	105 mm

Photo gallery of Playa de Poniente

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Playa de Poniente spot

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

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

COLINA5 kmsource gowind

Readings reserved for Premium members

Readings from COLINA weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

EA1QW Gijon ES4 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source madis - NOAA
Picu el Sol8 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source holfuy.com

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Playa de Poniente

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Schools, shops and places to stay nearby

Directory: Spain

Nearby spots

All spots: Principado de Asturias

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Playa de Poniente kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot