El Palmar spot

El Palmar kitesurf and surf spot

Spain · Andalucía

Spot currently openBeginner level 36.23 | -6.07

Overview

El Palmar — famous surf village near Conil de la Frontera. Long sandy beach. Poniente W/NW, Levante E. Great wave spot. Beginner.

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Spot forecast for El Palmar

Sunrise 08:35 · Sunset 19:42

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now05:051.3 m11:442.1 m17:581.1 m00:282.1 m06:161.2 m12:402.3 m18:500.9 m01:132.3 m07:031 m13:222.4 m19:290.8 m01:502.4 m07:420.8 m13:592.6 m20:040.6 m02:242.6 m08:170.6 m14:332.7 m20:380.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m

El Palmar: 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

258h

in May · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 258 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is November, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days16 d N December: 16.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days16 d N December: 16.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 270 mm.

Monthly averages: El Palmar
Monthly averages — El Palmar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 140 h 18 °C 75 mm
February 18.5 147 h 18 °C 76 mm
March 26.0 244 h 18 °C 270 mm
April 26.0 234 h 21 °C 38 mm
May 27.5 258 h 23 °C 12 mm
June 25.5 232 h 27 °C 9 mm
July 23.5 214 h 28 °C 0 mm
August 21.5 159 h 29 °C 0 mm
September 22.0 160 h 26 °C 4 mm
October 23.5 166 h 23 °C 132 mm
November 16.0 94 h 20 °C 103 mm
December 16.5 124 h 17 °C 89 mm

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Technical details of El Palmar 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: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

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Wind specificities

El Palmar is not a kitesurfing spot it is a favorite surfing spot. It is best not to intrude on this surfing spot.

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