Overview

La Ponderosa — Almuñécar area, Costa Tropical. Levante E, Poniente W. Intermediate.

Spot forecast for La Ponderosa

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 19:32

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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 · 12:20 · 0.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:14 · 0.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:05 · 0.4 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 06:10 · 0.2 m

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La Ponderosa: 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

91h

in March · 14.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, May and April, at 12 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is November, at 3 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 235 mm.

Monthly averages: La Ponderosa

Monthly averages — La Ponderosa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.0	36 h	17 °C	28 mm
February	6.0	34 h	18 °C	42 mm
March	14.5	91 h	18 °C	235 mm
April	10.0	64 h	21 °C	12 mm
May	12.0	87 h	23 °C	5 mm
June	7.0	56 h	27 °C	2 mm
July	3.5	26 h	29 °C	1 mm
August	4.0	27 h	30 °C	3 mm
September	8.0	50 h	26 °C	11 mm
October	8.0	40 h	24 °C	75 mm
November	3.0	12 h	20 °C	41 mm
December	6.5	32 h	17 °C	49 mm

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Technical details of La Ponderosa spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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