Overview

Playa de San Lorenzo is Gijón's main beach — a long crescent of sand in the heart of the city. Birthplace of surf in Asturias. North-facing, receives NW-W Atlantic swells. NE summer wind cross-onshore. Urban beach with full amenities, promenade, restaurants. Very crowded in summer — kite space limited. Intermediate. Big tidal range affects conditions significantly.

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Spot forecast for Playa de San Lorenzo

Sunrise 08:42 · Sunset 19:31

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< 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 · 07:40 · 1.5 m

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Playa de San Lorenzo: 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

173h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 173 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 · 78%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 14 °C. The wettest month is November, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa de San Lorenzo

Monthly averages — Playa de San Lorenzo — 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	82 mm
February	7.5	48 h	15 °C	103 mm
March	13.5	76 h	15 °C	91 mm
April	12.5	80 h	17 °C	49 mm
May	22.5	147 h	17 °C	68 mm
June	17.0	111 h	20 °C	36 mm
July	26.0	173 h	22 °C	12 mm
August	21.0	108 h	23 °C	16 mm
September	16.5	103 h	21 °C	75 mm
October	8.5	48 h	20 °C	93 mm
November	6.0	37 h	18 °C	121 mm
December	4.5	37 h	14 °C	107 mm

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Technical details of Playa de San Lorenzo spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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