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Wave and flat-water spots in Spain

8 places in Spain have both a flat-water spot and a wave spot: Mar Menor, Cadiz coast, Famara - Lanzarote, Menorca and 4 more. Between them, 28 matching spots and 41 kite schools.

Places for waves and flat8in Spain
Spots that qualify28of 37 at those places
Kite schools41at the same places

Ordered by how many spots each place holds.

Mar MenorCadiz coastFamara - LanzaroteMenorcaMallorca - NorthHuelva — Isla CanelaHuelva — El PortilPlaya de Cabo de GataEverything Spain doesWaves and flat nearbyAlso in Spain

Waves and flat in Spain

8 places, largest first

Mar Menor

8 of its 13 spots are flat water or waves

12–20 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced

Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 16%, Feb 35%, Mar 27%, Apr 18%, May 15%, Jun 12%, Jul 11%, Aug 13%, Sep 12%, Oct 16%, Nov 13%, Dec 8%. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

13 spots7 schools8 matching spots

also flat wateralso wavesalso beginnersalso foiling

Photo by Jose A., via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Cadiz coast

5 of its 7 spots are flat water or waves

12–25 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced

Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 21%, Feb 39%, Mar 27%, Apr 25%, May 15%, Jun 17%, Jul 6%, Aug 13%, Sep 13%, Oct 31%, Nov 17%, Dec 6%. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

7 spots8 schools5 matching spots

also flat wateralso wavesalso beginnersalso foiling

Martin Haisch, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Famara - Lanzarote

5 of its 5 spots are flat water or waves

12–35 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced

Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 58%, Feb 54%, Mar 60%, Apr 52%, May 76%, Jun 62%, Jul 87%, Aug 76%, Sep 57%, Oct 50%, Dec 56%. No figure for Nov. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

5 spots8 schools5 matching spots

also flat wateralso wavesalso beginners

Halferitos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Menorca

4 of its 4 spots are flat water or waves

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 47%, Feb 39%, Mar 44%, Apr 23%, May 31%, Jun 17%, Jul 11%, Aug 18%, Sep 22%, Oct 24%, Nov 38%, Dec 27%. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

4 spots4 matching spots

also flat wateralso wavesalso foiling

Photo by Josep Renalias, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mallorca - North

3 of its 3 spots are flat water or waves

10–18 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced

Modelled share of windy days by month: Apr 12%, May 10%, Jun 5%, Jul 5%, Aug 6%, Sep 8%, Oct 15%. No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec. In season: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

3 spots8 schools3 matching spots

also flat wateralso wavesalso beginnersalso foiling

Photo by Liilia Moroz, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Huelva — Isla Canela

1 of its 2 spots is flat water or waves

11–20 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced

Modelled share of windy days by month: Mar 16%, Apr 5%, May 24%, Jun 28%, Jul 13%, Aug 6%, Sep 13%, Oct 19%. No figure for Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

2 spots7 schools1 matching spot

also flat wateralso wavesalso beginners

ines marquez bravo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Huelva — El Portil

1 of its 2 spots is flat water or waves

8–10 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced

Modelled share of windy days by month: Mar 18%, Apr 8%, May 18%, Jun 22%, Jul 3%, Aug 2%, Sep 8%, Oct 21%, Nov 10%. No figure for Jan, Feb, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

2 spots3 schools1 matching spot

also flat wateralso wavesalso beginners

Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Playa de Cabo de Gata

1 of its 1 spot is flat water or waves

beginnerintermediateadvanced

No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

single spot1 matching spot

also flat wateralso waves

efepunto / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Everything Spain does

the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves and flat is the column you are on

PlaceFlat waterWavesBeginnersFoilingWaves and flatSchools
Mar Menor449587
Barcelona coastnone422none4
Cadiz coast154158
Olivanone15nonenone3
Tarifanone43nonenone28
Famara - Lanzarote343none58
Pozo Izquierdo - Gran Canarianone5nonenonenone4
Corralejo - Fuerteventuranone41nonenone11
Sotavento - Fuerteventuranone23nonenone5
País Vasco — Ereaga to Bakionone2nonenonenone1
Gijonnone2nonenonenonenone
Menorca13none14none
El Médano - Tenerifenone22nonenone9
Mallorca - North212138
Denianone1none1none5
A Illa de Arousanonenone1nonenone4
Costa Brava - Golf de Rosesnone12nonenone4
Andalucía mediterránea — Punta Entinas-Sabinar to Las Salinasnonenone2nonenone3
Cantabria — Playa de la Concha to El Sardineronone3nonenonenone2
Formenteranone23nonenone2
Costa Tropicalnone13nonenone1
Rias Altasnone21nonenone1
Asturias — Playa de La Espasa to Playa de Rodilesnone3nonenonenonenone
Huelva — Isla Canela112none17
Ebro Deltanone22nonenone4
Guadalmar / Los Álamos kite zone & Rincón de la Victorianone121none3
Huelva — El Portil111none13
Almería citynone1nonenonenone2
Burriana & Playa del Gurugúnonenone11none2
Costa Daurada - Tarragonanone11nonenone2
Playa de Los Monteros & El Chaparralnone11nonenone2
Playa del Saler & Playa de la Pataconanone1nonenonenone2
Praia do Vao & Praia de Cesantesnonenone1nonenone2
Tarifa - Algeciras Baynone11nonenone2
Arenales del Sol & Playa de San Juannonenone2nonenone1
Praia de Lourido & Praia da Lanzadanone11nonenone1
Playon de Bayas & Playa de San Juan de Nievanone2nonenonenonenone
San Vicente de la Barqueranone2none1nonenone
Zarautz & Zurriolanone2nonenonenonenone
Costa Brava - Empuriabravanonenone11none4
La Salvé (Laredo)none1nonenonenonenone
Laidanone1nonenonenonenone
Los Genovesesnone1nonenonenonenone
Mallorca - Southnone1nonenonenonenone
Matalascañasnone1nonenonenonenone
Navianone1nonenonenonenone
Playa de Cabo de Gata11nonenone1none
Playa de Somonone1nonenonenonenone
Punta Umbrianone1nonenonenonenone
Retamarnone1nonenonenonenone
Sanlúcar de Barramedanone1nonenonenonenone
Santa Pola (La Gola)1nonenonenonenonenone

A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for Spain where there is one - 5 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.

A place is here when it holds both a flat or lagoon spot and a wave spot, so a session can go either way without moving town. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.