valdevaqueros kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Spain · Andalusia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 36.07 | -5.68

Overview

Valdevaqueros — Europe's most famous kite beach, GKA World Championships host. Huge dune at Punta Paloma. Levante E 15-40+ kts, Poniente W 10-25 kts. Year-round kite. All levels.

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Spot forecast for valdevaqueros

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

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valdevaqueros: 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

257h

in March · 27 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in March: 26 rideable days a month and 257 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days27 d M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days27 d M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 16 °C. The wettest month is March, with 344 mm.

Monthly averages: valdevaqueros
Monthly averages — valdevaqueros — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.5 169 h 17 °C 86 mm
February 20.5 165 h 18 °C 78 mm
March 27.0 257 h 18 °C 344 mm
April 26.5 272 h 20 °C 39 mm
May 25.5 276 h 23 °C 18 mm
June 24.5 298 h 26 °C 6 mm
July 21.0 236 h 29 °C 0 mm
August 22.0 258 h 30 °C 4 mm
September 23.0 226 h 26 °C 10 mm
October 22.5 225 h 23 °C 111 mm
November 19.0 161 h 20 °C 104 mm
December 16.5 145 h 16 °C 118 mm

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Technical details of valdevaqueros spot

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

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW, W.

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