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Kitesurfing in Balearic Islands

11 spots · 4 destinations · 10 schools

Son Bou is Menorca's longest sandy beach and its only real kite spot, riding W to NW wind with no rental or lesson operation on the island — riding here means being self-sufficient, not booking a lesson.

Spots with a rule11a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots6where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonevery monthsomewhere in the regionWindsTramuntana, Embatnamed by two or more of its spots

Winter and spring bring the cleanest W/NW wave conditions; summer often triggers launch restrictions. It's a wave spot for intermediates and above, not a beginner beach.

Balearic Islands holds 11 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 4 destinations. Riding here is mostly flat water. Something is rideable here in every month of the year. 6 of them suits beginners. 10 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Menorca, Formentera and Mallorca - North.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Es Trenc / Sa RàpitaMallorca - South20262026: Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos is a maritime-terrestrial natural park with free entry and no ticket or permit for ordinary beach use.
2026: Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos is a maritime-terrestrial natural park with free entry and no ticket or permit for ordinary beach use.

The whole rule, on the Es Trenc / Sa Ràpita page

FornellsMenorca20262026: summer kiting in Fornells Bay is only permitted from the enabled kitesurfer zone at Ses Salines, and the bay is not advisable in summer because of water traffic and the shortage of land space; no municipal beach ordinance or permit text for Fornells could be located online in 2026, and the Es Mercadal town-hall site does not publish an indexed beach ordinance.
2026: summer kiting in Fornells Bay is only permitted from the enabled kitesurfer zone at Ses Salines, and the bay is not advisable in summer because of water traffic and the shortage of land space; no municipal beach ordinance or permit text for Fornells could be located online in 2026, and the Es Mercadal town-hall site does not publish an indexed beach ordinance.

The whole rule, on the Fornells page

Pollensa BayMallorca - North2026has a date window2026: Sa Marina sits inside the s'Albufereta nature reserve, and the reserve's own guidance is the operative rule.
2026: Sa Marina sits inside the s'Albufereta nature reserve, and the reserve's own guidance is the operative rule.

The whole rule, on the Pollensa Bay page

Ses IlletesFormentera2017has a date windowThe governing text is Formentera's beach use ordinance (BOIB 133, 31 October 2017).
The governing text is Formentera's beach use ordinance (BOIB 133, 31 October 2017).

The whole rule, on the Ses Illetes page

Alcudia BayMallorca - North20262026: the only all-year authorized kitesurf area on Mallorca is Sa Marina in Pollensa Bay, where nautical sports are permitted only from the beach, via marked channels, at the legally required distance from shore, with a bird-breeding protection protocol on Sa Marina, es Grau and Can Capdebou.
2026: the only all-year authorized kitesurf area on Mallorca is Sa Marina in Pollensa Bay, where nautical sports are permitted only from the beach, via marked channels, at the legally required distance from shore, with a bird-breeding protection protocol on Sa Marina, es Grau and Can Capdebou.

The whole rule, on the Alcudia Bay page

Cala MartinaIbiza2008two versionsMunicipal beach ordinance of Santa Eulària des Riu, approved 29 May 2008 and still the text published by the town hall in 2026: craft including sailing boards, rowing craft, windsurf boards and water skis are barred from operating within 200 m of the beach at all times, even with nobody in the water; beaching or leaving craft outside signposted zones is prohibited; buoyed entry and exit channels are fixed by the State, marked by the town hall, and swimming inside them is banned.
Municipal beach ordinance of Santa Eulària des Riu, approved 29 May 2008 and still the text published by the town hall in 2026: craft including sailing boards, rowing craft, windsurf boards and water skis are barred from operating within 200 m of the beach at all times, even with nobody in the water; beaching or leaving craft outside signposted zones is prohibited; buoyed entry and exit channels are fixed by the State, marked by the town hall, and swimming inside them is banned.

The whole rule, on the Cala Martina page

Cala TirantMenorca20262026: Cala Tirant reportedly has a designated zone for kitesurfers even in high season, with summer entry and exit restricted because of bathers. No official 2026 municipal ordinance text is published.
2026: Cala Tirant reportedly has a designated zone for kitesurfers even in high season, with summer entry and exit restricted because of bathers. No official 2026 municipal ordinance text is published.

The whole rule, on the Cala Tirant page

Playa d'en BossaIbiza20262026: beach kitesurf launching at Playa d'en Bossa, and on most Ibiza beaches, is closed through the summer bathing season and open in the cooler months.
2026: beach kitesurf launching at Playa d'en Bossa, and on most Ibiza beaches, is closed through the summer bathing season and open in the cooler months.

The whole rule, on the Playa d'en Bossa page

Punta PrimaMenorca20262026: no Punta Prima kite rule and no buoyed kite channel on record.
2026: no Punta Prima kite rule and no buoyed kite channel on record.

The whole rule, on the Punta Prima page

Son BouMenorca (Alaior)20262026: in summer, kitesurfing at Son Bou is only allowed from the enabled launch and landing area, while from November to April there is much more space and no stated local space problem.
2026: in summer, kitesurfing at Son Bou is only allowed from the enabled launch and landing area, while from November to April there is much more space and no stated local space problem.

The whole rule, on the Son Bou page

Son Serra de MarinaMallorca2017Spanish coastal navigation rules from 2017/2018 keep kitesurfing outside the 200 m bathing zone and require access through a legal buoyed channel at low speed; the lifeguarded Son Serra village beach has no kite channel, so police may be called there.
Spanish coastal navigation rules from 2017/2018 keep kitesurfing outside the 200 m bathing zone and require access through a legal buoyed channel at low speed; the lifeguarded Son Serra village beach has no kite channel, so police may be called there.

The whole rule, on the Son Serra de Marina 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

Tramuntana

named by 4 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Embat

named by 2 spots here

  • Alcudia Bay3-4 kt

Two or more spots name each of these here as well: Tramontana. The knots a spot quotes for one of them are on that spot's own page.

The spots this region is known for

tier 2 of the 11 spots here

Es Trenc / Sa RàpitaFornellsPollensa BaySes Illetes

Destinations in Balearic Islands

Menorcaflat waterbeginner-friendlybuzzing scene4 spotsFormenterabeginner-friendlyquietcar helps3 spots · 2 schoolsMallorca - Northflat waterchoppybeginner-friendly3 spots · 8 schoolsMallorca - Southadvancedquietcar needed1 spot

All spots in Balearic Islands

Alcudia Bayflat to small chop · beginner okCala Martinasea · beginner okCala TirantseaEs Trenc / Sa RàpitamixedFornellsflat · beginner okPlaya d'en Bossasea · beginner okPollensa Bayflat · beginner okPunta PrimaseaSes Illetesmixed · beginner okSon BoumixedSon Serra de Marinasea

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.

Last updated September 2026