Palamos kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Spain · Catalunya

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 8 m 41.85 | 3.12

Overview

Palamós — fishing port and resort town. Famous for its prawns (gambas de Palamós). S-E facing beach. Garbí and Llevant. Rocky coastline nearby. Intermediate. Kite restricted summer.

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Spot forecast for Palamos

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 18:59

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

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Palamos: 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

167h

in March · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in March: 17 rideable days a month and 167 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 7 days.

The spot is only open from 01/10 to 31/05. Kite autorisé hors saison balnéaire

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days J February: 12 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 20.5 rideable days J August: 17 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 10.5 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days7 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days J February: 12 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 20.5 rideable days J August: 17 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 10.5 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days7 d D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 134 mm.

Monthly averages: Palamos
Monthly averages — Palamos — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.0 84 h 14 °C 28 mm
February 12.0 88 h 14 °C 57 mm
March 18.5 167 h 15 °C 130 mm
April 14.5 111 h 17 °C 39 mm
May 18.5 123 h 20 °C 92 mm
June closed 18.5 133 h 25 °C 28 mm
July closed 20.5 151 h 27 °C 31 mm
August closed 17.0 91 h 29 °C 18 mm
September closed 10.0 77 h 24 °C 56 mm
October 10.5 87 h 21 °C 69 mm
November 8.5 68 h 17 °C 47 mm
December 7.0 50 h 14 °C 134 mm

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Technical details of Palamos spot

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

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 01/10 to 31/05
    Kite autorisé hors saison balnéaire
Required level
Intermediate

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