Laxe kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Spain · Galicia

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43.22 | -9

Overview

Laxe is a fishing town on the Costa da Morte. Wide sandy beach in a bay with NW-W winds. Less exposed than Traba — the bay provides some shelter. Intermediate. Charming town, good restaurants.

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Spot forecast for Laxe

Sunrise 08:55 · Sunset 19:45

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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 · 1.4 m
  • High tide · 2.5 m

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Laxe: 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

110h

in May · 13.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in May: 13 rideable days a month and 110 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is June, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d M June: 8 rideable days8 d J July: 10 rideable days J August: 8.5 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d M June: 8 rideable days8 d J July: 10 rideable days J August: 8.5 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 222 mm.

Monthly averages: Laxe
Monthly averages — Laxe — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 93 h 14 °C 222 mm
February 11.5 93 h 15 °C 176 mm
March 13.0 118 h 15 °C 156 mm
April 13.0 110 h 18 °C 165 mm
May 13.5 110 h 18 °C 124 mm
June 8.0 82 h 21 °C 23 mm
July 10.0 65 h 22 °C 14 mm
August 8.5 49 h 23 °C 13 mm
September 13.5 105 h 20 °C 68 mm
October 11.5 95 h 19 °C 140 mm
November 9.5 71 h 17 °C 144 mm
December 10.0 75 h 14 °C 188 mm

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Technical details of Laxe spot

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

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

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