Porto de Bares kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Spain · Galicia

Spot currently openAdvanced level 43.77 | -7.67

Overview

Porto de Bares is the northernmost point of Spain. Small fishing port at Estaca de Bares. Exposed to N-NE Atlantic. Powerful conditions. Advanced. Symbolic "top of Spain" location.

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Spot forecast for Porto de Bares

Sunrise 08:51 · 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 · 1.5 m
  • High tide · 2.7 m
  • Low tide · 1.5 m
  • High tide · 3 m

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Porto de Bares: 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

115h

in May · 14.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 12 rideable days a month and 115 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 5 rideable days5 d J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 9 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d M June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 12 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days5 d N December: 7 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 5 rideable days5 d J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 9 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d M June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 12 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days5 d N December: 7 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 164 mm.

Monthly averages: Porto de Bares
Monthly averages — Porto de Bares — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 5.0 40 h 14 °C 164 mm
February 8.5 67 h 15 °C 133 mm
March 9.0 72 h 14 °C 112 mm
April 13.0 99 h 16 °C 91 mm
May 14.5 115 h 17 °C 117 mm
June 11.5 79 h 19 °C 28 mm
July 12.0 80 h 21 °C 15 mm
August 10.0 61 h 22 °C 8 mm
September 13.5 105 h 20 °C 48 mm
October 7.5 40 h 19 °C 85 mm
November 5.0 33 h 16 °C 100 mm
December 7.0 48 h 14 °C 107 mm

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Technical details of Porto de Bares spot

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

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

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