El Alquian kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Spain · Andalusia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 36.84 | -2.36

Overview

El Alquián — east Almería. Sandy. Levante E. Near Costacabana. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for El Alquian

Sunrise 08:21 · Sunset 19:26

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

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El Alquian: 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

174h

in March · 20 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, April and May, at 17 rideable days and 22 °C. The low point is February, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 12 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d F March: 20 rideable days20 d M April: 15 rideable days A May: 15 rideable days M June: 10.5 rideable days J July: 9 rideable days J August: 12.5 rideable days A September: 13 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 12 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d F March: 20 rideable days20 d M April: 15 rideable days A May: 15 rideable days M June: 10.5 rideable days J July: 9 rideable days J August: 12.5 rideable days A September: 13 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 54 mm.

Monthly averages: El Alquian
Monthly averages — El Alquian — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.0 66 h 18 °C 3 mm
February 8.5 53 h 18 °C 7 mm
March 20.0 174 h 19 °C 54 mm
April 15.0 125 h 22 °C 10 mm
May 15.0 106 h 25 °C 10 mm
June 10.5 91 h 30 °C 2 mm
July 9.0 80 h 31 °C 0 mm
August 12.5 86 h 33 °C 0 mm
September 13.0 98 h 29 °C 5 mm
October 13.0 84 h 25 °C 21 mm
November 15.0 79 h 21 °C 8 mm
December 12.0 66 h 17 °C 20 mm

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Technical details of El Alquian spot

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

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

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