Kanala Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Spain · Pays basque

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43.38 | -2.68

Overview

Kanala Beach (Laga) is the ocean side of the Urdaibai reserve, near Laida. Sandy beach with NW-W Atlantic swell. More exposed than the estuary. NE cross-onshore. Waves, sandy bottom. Intermediate to advanced. Can combine with Laida lagoon for flat + waves in the same day.

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Spot forecast for Kanala Beach

Sunrise 08:30 · Sunset 19:20

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 3 m
  • Low tide · 1.6 m
  • High tide · 2.9 m
  • Low tide · 1.6 m

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Kanala Beach: 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

134h

in July · 20 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 16 rideable days a month and 134 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 5.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 8 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days20 d J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 7 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 5 rideable days5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 5.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 8 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days20 d J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 7 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 5 rideable days5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is December, with 147 mm.

Monthly averages: Kanala Beach
Monthly averages — Kanala Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 5.5 36 h 14 °C 113 mm
February 7.5 61 h 15 °C 128 mm
March 8.0 60 h 15 °C 139 mm
April 14.0 86 h 18 °C 80 mm
May 16.0 118 h 19 °C 88 mm
June 13.5 84 h 23 °C 39 mm
July 20.0 134 h 24 °C 20 mm
August 15.5 84 h 25 °C 51 mm
September 14.0 74 h 22 °C 71 mm
October 7.0 38 h 21 °C 127 mm
November 6.0 35 h 17 °C 145 mm
December 5.0 43 h 13 °C 147 mm

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Technical details of Kanala Beach 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: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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