Overview

Carnota is famous for having the longest beach in Galicia — 7 km of pristine white sand on the wild Costa da Morte. Full Atlantic exposure, powerful NW-W waves and wind. Advanced due to isolation, strong currents, and powerful swell. Completely unspoilt, stunning natural setting. Monte Pindo granite mountain as backdrop.

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Spot forecast for carnota

Sunrise 08:55 · Sunset 19:46

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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 · 12:34 · 2.5 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 19:04 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:20 · 2.4 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:14 · 1.3 m

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carnota: 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

193h

in May · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 193 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is June, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 371 mm.

Monthly averages: carnota

Monthly averages — carnota — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	157 h	14 °C	371 mm
February	18.5	172 h	15 °C	247 mm
March	17.5	172 h	15 °C	230 mm
April	17.0	186 h	17 °C	214 mm
May	21.5	193 h	18 °C	140 mm
June	10.0	82 h	21 °C	37 mm
July	12.5	94 h	22 °C	27 mm
August	17.5	103 h	23 °C	18 mm
September	13.0	109 h	19 °C	89 mm
October	12.0	117 h	18 °C	258 mm
November	16.0	137 h	17 °C	330 mm
December	14.0	118 h	14 °C	240 mm

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Technical details of carnota spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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