Overview

El Port de la Selva is a small fishing village north of the Gulf of Roses, near the Cap de Creus. Exposed to Tramuntana which funnels through the Cap de Creus with extreme force. Primarily a windsurf/wingfoil spot. Expert — very strong gusty N-NW winds. Beautiful wild setting near Dalí's Cadaqués.

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Spot forecast for El Port de la Selva

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 18:58

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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 · 17:37 · 0.2 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 00:58 · 0.1 m
High tide Wed 21 · 05:31 · 0.2 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 11:37 · 0.1 m

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El Port de la Selva: 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

147h

in April · 13 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, September and April, at 16 rideable days and 24 °C. The low point is January, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 115 mm.

Monthly averages: El Port de la Selva

Monthly averages — El Port de la Selva — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	81 h	14 °C	37 mm
February	11.0	112 h	15 °C	39 mm
March	12.5	128 h	16 °C	75 mm
April	13.0	147 h	19 °C	30 mm
May	13.0	124 h	22 °C	55 mm
June	11.0	102 h	28 °C	10 mm
July	20.5	211 h	30 °C	28 mm
August	12.5	131 h	30 °C	20 mm
September	14.5	147 h	24 °C	33 mm
October	11.5	99 h	21 °C	36 mm
November	12.5	131 h	17 °C	30 mm
December	12.0	104 h	14 °C	115 mm

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Technical details of El Port de la Selva spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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