Overview

Cesantes (Playa de la Punta) is a 2 km sandy beach in the Ensenada de San Simón, protected within the Natura 2000 network. Sheltered estuary setting — flat water, good for learning. Works with thermal wind (~280° SW) from March to September/October, 10-14m kites. One of Galicia's best teaching spots. Kite Galicia school operates here with a webcam.

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Spot forecast for Cesantes

Sunrise 08:53 · Sunset 19:45

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

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Cesantes: 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

56h

in March · 8 rideable days

The season runs from January to April, peaking in March: 7 rideable days a month and 56 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is August, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 289 mm.

Monthly averages: Cesantes

Monthly averages — Cesantes — 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	45 h	15 °C	289 mm
February	5.5	31 h	16 °C	207 mm
March	8.0	56 h	16 °C	206 mm
April	8.0	52 h	20 °C	182 mm
May	4.0	27 h	21 °C	146 mm
June	3.5	21 h	25 °C	23 mm
July	4.5	29 h	28 °C	12 mm
August	2.0	9 h	28 °C	7 mm
September	3.0	22 h	23 °C	86 mm
October	7.0	57 h	21 °C	209 mm
November	3.0	18 h	17 °C	199 mm
December	4.0	18 h	14 °C	163 mm

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Technical details of Cesantes spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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