El Prat kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Spain · Catalunya

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m 41.29 | 2.1

Overview

El Prat — beach near Barcelona airport and the Llobregat river delta. Sandy, wide. Garbí SW thermal. Less urban than Barcelona beaches. Natural park nearby. Kite restricted summer. On rainy days vehicle access may be closed. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for El Prat

Sunrise 08:08 · Sunset 19:03

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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 Prat: 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

193h

in May · 26 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 24 rideable days a month and 193 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 7 days.

The spot is only open from 01/10 to 31/05. Kite autorisé hors saison balnéaire

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 10 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days26 d M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 19.5 rideable days O November: 9 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days7 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 10 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days26 d M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 19.5 rideable days O November: 9 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days7 d D
Closed month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 122 mm.

Monthly averages: El Prat
Monthly averages — El Prat — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.0 49 h 14 °C 28 mm
February 13.0 67 h 15 °C 33 mm
March 22.0 146 h 15 °C 122 mm
April 22.5 155 h 17 °C 69 mm
May 26.0 193 h 20 °C 49 mm
June closed 28.5 245 h 25 °C 50 mm
July closed 28.5 236 h 27 °C 38 mm
August closed 24.5 157 h 28 °C 32 mm
September closed 20.0 133 h 24 °C 92 mm
October 19.5 117 h 22 °C 105 mm
November 9.0 38 h 18 °C 47 mm
December 7.0 34 h 15 °C 107 mm

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Technical details of El Prat spot

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

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 01/10 to 31/05
    Kite autorisé hors saison balnéaire
Required level
Intermediate

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