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Kitesurfing in Asturias

10 spots · 3 destinations

Asturias runs on NE wind and tide-locked beaches, from La Espasa's sandy, serviced, learner-friendly break to Xivares and Poniente's advanced-only, current-swept water.

Spots with a rule9a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots1where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonApril to Septembersomewhere in the regionWindsnone namednamed by two or more of its spots

Rodiles fires only on NNW through NNE inside its sheltered bay, while Arenal de Moris holds the region's autumn and winter swell. Currents and narrow tidal windows are the constant across the coast.

Asturias holds 10 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 3 destinations. Riding here is mostly waves. The season runs April to September.

1 of them suits beginners. The busiest areas are Gijon, Asturias — Playa de La Espasa to Playa de Rodiles and Playon de Bayas & Playa de San Juan de Nieva.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Arenal de MorisCaravia2026has a date window2026: lifeguards work the beach daily from 27 June to 31 August. Caravia parking rules prohibit parking or overnighting campervans and similar vehicles in the beach parking areas and the beach-park perimeter.
2026: lifeguards work the beach daily from 27 June to 31 August. Caravia parking rules prohibit parking or overnighting campervans and similar vehicles in the beach parking areas and the beach-park perimeter.

The whole rule, on the Arenal de Moris page

NaviaNavia2026has a date window2026: no municipal kitesurf ordinance for Playa de Navia was found.
2026: no municipal kitesurf ordinance for Playa de Navia was found.

The whole rule, on the Navia page

Playa de La EspasaCaravia - Colunga2026has a date window2026: municipal lifeguards cover the beach daily from 27 June to 31 August. During bathing season the lifeguards mark a no-bathing channel so kiters and windsurfers can reach the water without crossing the swimmer zone.
2026: municipal lifeguards cover the beach daily from 27 June to 31 August. During bathing season the lifeguards mark a no-bathing channel so kiters and windsurfers can reach the water without crossing the swimmer zone.

The whole rule, on the Playa de La Espasa page

Playa de PonienteGijon20262026: boards, jet-skis and motor or sail craft are prohibited inside the marked bathing zone, and sport on the sand is prohibited from 10:00 to 20:00. No kite-specific municipal order for Poniente is published, and the ordinance text itself is not online.
2026: boards, jet-skis and motor or sail craft are prohibited inside the marked bathing zone, and sport on the sand is prohibited from 10:00 to 20:00. No kite-specific municipal order for Poniente is published, and the ordinance text itself is not online.

The whole rule, on the Playa de Poniente page

Playa de San Juan de NievaAviles - Castrillon20172017 Castrillon municipal beach-service rules: motor craft and kitesurf users must enter and exit through the launch/varada zones, and kitesurf is prohibited near the shoreline and bathing areas.
2017 Castrillon municipal beach-service rules: motor craft and kitesurf users must enter and exit through the launch/varada zones, and kitesurf is prohibited near the shoreline and bathing areas.

The whole rule, on the Playa de San Juan de Nieva page

Playa de San LorenzoGijon20262026: in bathing season kiting is not allowed on the open swimming beach.
2026: in bathing season kiting is not allowed on the open swimming beach.

The whole rule, on the Playa de San Lorenzo page

Playa de XivaresCarreno - Gijon west20262026: navigation is reportedly prohibited in summer, and Xivares is navigable only at low tide. The municipal or port text behind that ban was not found.
2026: navigation is reportedly prohibited in summer, and Xivares is navigable only at low tide. The municipal or port text behind that ban was not found.

The whole rule, on the Playa de Xivares page

Playa del ArbeyalGijon20262026: in bathing season, entry is from the El Musel and port side, and riders have to tack upwind to navigate outside the buoy line. Not advised for anyone who does not dominate upwind technique.
2026: in bathing season, entry is from the El Musel and port side, and riders have to tack upwind to navigate outside the buoy line. Not advised for anyone who does not dominate upwind technique.

The whole rule, on the Playa del Arbeyal page

Playon de BayasCastrillon - Soto del Barco20262026: dogs only in the signed dog area and only tied, and access to or staying on the dunes is prohibited. No 2026 kite-specific navigation rule was found.
2026: dogs only in the signed dog area and only tied, and access to or staying on the dunes is prohibited. No 2026 kite-specific navigation rule was found.

The whole rule, on the Playon de Bayas page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

No wind is named across this region

Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.

Destinations in Asturias

Gijonadvanced4 spotsAsturias — Playa de La Espasa to Playa de Rodilesbeginner-friendlymid-range3 spotsPlayon de Bayas & Playa de San Juan de Nievaadvanced2 spots

All spots in Asturias

Arenal de MorisoceanNaviaocean beach and estuary mouthPlaya de La Espasaocean · beginner okPlaya de PonienteoceanPlaya de RodilesoceanPlaya de San Juan de NievaoceanPlaya de San LorenzooceanPlaya de Xivaresocean beach breakPlaya del ArbeyaloceanPlayon de Bayasocean beach break

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026