limens kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Spain · Galicia

Spot currently openIntermediate level 42.26 | -8.81

Overview

Limens is a small beach in the Ría de Vigo, near Cangas. Sheltered estuary conditions. Works with W-NW winds. Less known, local spot. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for limens

Sunrise 08:53 · Sunset 19:46

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

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limens: 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

87h

in May · 15.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 11 rideable days a month and 87 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 4 rideable days J February: 6 rideable days F March: 8.5 rideable days M April: 12 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d M June: 8 rideable days J July: 11 rideable days J August: 8 rideable days A September: 7.5 rideable days S October: 5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 4 rideable days J February: 6 rideable days F March: 8.5 rideable days M April: 12 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d M June: 8 rideable days J July: 11 rideable days J August: 8 rideable days A September: 7.5 rideable days S October: 5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 272 mm.

Monthly averages: limens
Monthly averages — limens — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 4.0 34 h 14 °C 272 mm
February 6.0 48 h 15 °C 193 mm
March 8.5 69 h 16 °C 207 mm
April 12.0 87 h 19 °C 179 mm
May 15.5 87 h 19 °C 132 mm
June 8.0 41 h 23 °C 20 mm
July 11.0 49 h 26 °C 11 mm
August 8.0 35 h 25 °C 7 mm
September 7.5 47 h 21 °C 73 mm
October 5.0 31 h 20 °C 189 mm
November 5.0 26 h 17 °C 189 mm
December 2.5 15 h 14 °C 167 mm

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Technical details of limens spot

N: Not 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: Not rideable N E S W

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

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