Overview

La Herradura — stunning horseshoe bay near Almuñécar. Sheltered, crystal water. Levante E, Poniente W. Intermediate. Diving spot too.

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Spot forecast for La Herradura

Sunrise 08:27 · Sunset 19:32

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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 · 12:20 · 0.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:16 · 0.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:05 · 0.4 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 06:10 · 0.2 m

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La Herradura: 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

113h

in March · 16.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to May, peaking in March: 13 rideable days a month and 113 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is November, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 257 mm.

Monthly averages: La Herradura

Monthly averages — La Herradura — 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	45 h	17 °C	31 mm
February	10.0	48 h	18 °C	46 mm
March	16.5	113 h	18 °C	257 mm
April	13.5	81 h	21 °C	14 mm
May	12.5	93 h	24 °C	5 mm
June	8.5	69 h	27 °C	3 mm
July	5.5	35 h	29 °C	0 mm
August	5.0	32 h	30 °C	3 mm
September	9.0	60 h	26 °C	11 mm
October	9.0	50 h	24 °C	83 mm
November	4.0	18 h	20 °C	48 mm
December	8.0	45 h	17 °C	52 mm

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Technical details of La Herradura spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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