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Kitesurfing in Valencian Community
18 spots · 6 destinations · 20 schools
Valencia's coast is built around the summer Garbi/Llebeig thermal — the wind that fills Playa del Pollo at Cullera, Oliva Nova and the boat-taught school zone at Playa de Motilla from June through August.
Calpe's Arenal-Bol breaks the pattern: the municipality itself classifies it as high difficulty and bans lessons there outright. Playa del Saler flips the calendar entirely, working only as a north-storm wave spot from October to March, and Gurugu at Castellón has hosted Formula Kite race events.
Valencian Community holds 18 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 6 destinations. Riding here is mostly flat water and chop. Something is rideable here in every month of the year.
10 of them suits beginners. 20 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Mar Menor, Oliva and Denia.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
Aigua BlancaOliva2026has a date window2026: Oliva's bathing season runs 30 March-13 April, then 6-7 June, 13-14 June and 20-30 June, high season 1 July-31 August, and 1-6 September plus the weekends of 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27 September, 104 days in total; lifeguard, rescue and first-aid cover exists only on those days, 11:00-19:00 without a break, and on every other date there is none.
2026: Oliva's bathing season runs 30 March-13 April, then 6-7 June, 13-14 June and 20-30 June, high season 1 July-31 August, and 1-6 September plus the weekends of 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27 September, 104 days in total; lifeguard, rescue and first-aid cover exists only on those days, 11:00-19:00 without a break, and on every other date there is none.
Punta del RasetDenia2026has a date window2026: Punta del Raset has a buoyed channel for kitesurfers and windsurfers to get in and out; use it and stay clear of the bathing zone.
2026: Punta del Raset has a buoyed channel for kitesurfers and windsurfers to get in and out; use it and stay clear of the bathing zone.
Arenal-Bol CalpeAlicante / Calpe20262026: lessons are prohibited in the kite zone. Kite-zone hours are 01/06-31/08 from 19:00 to sunset, 01/09-15/10 from 10:00 to sunset, and 16/10-31/05 from sunrise to sunset.
2026: lessons are prohibited in the kite zone. Kite-zone hours are 01/06-31/08 from 19:00 to sunset, 01/09-15/10 from 10:00 to sunset, and 16/10-31/05 from sunrise to sunset.
Arenales del SolAlicante / Elche2021has a date window2021: Elche town hall enabled a place for kitesurfing at Playa Arenales del Sol, classes and a summer school included.
2021: Elche town hall enabled a place for kitesurfing at Playa Arenales del Sol, classes and a summer school included.
Benicàssim (Terrers)Castellón coast2026two versions2026: the governing text is the municipal ordinance on safety in the use and enjoyment of the town's coast.
2026: the governing text is the municipal ordinance on safety in the use and enjoyment of the town's coast.
BurrianaCastellón / Burriana20262026: no Burriana-specific kite ordinance and no marked kite channel is confirmed. The general Spanish beach rule sets a 200 m bathing zone and requires you to use the buoyed access channel where one is laid.
2026: no Burriana-specific kite ordinance and no marked kite channel is confirmed. The general Spanish beach rule sets a 200 m bathing zone and requires you to use the buoyed access channel where one is laid.
Kitezone El PerellonetValencia / El Perellonet2016has a date windowAuthorisation here is granted season by season, not once and for all.
Authorisation here is granted season by season, not once and for all.
Las Marinas (Molins)Denia2026has a date window2026: navigation at Els Molins is prohibited from 1 July to 31 August, because of the number of swimmers.
2026: navigation at Els Molins is prohibited from 1 July to 31 August, because of the number of swimmers.
Oliva Nova / Cruz RojaOliva20262026: there are authorized kitesurf areas in Oliva, mainly at Oliva Nova, plus a specific kitesurf area at Playa Rabdells; in summer and bathing season, navigation outside the authorized zones is prohibited.
2026: there are authorized kitesurf areas in Oliva, mainly at Oliva Nova, plus a specific kitesurf area at Playa Rabdells; in summer and bathing season, navigation outside the authorized zones is prohibited.
Playa BarraquetesSueca / Mareny de Barraquetes2025has a date window2025: Playa Barraquetes is a club and private spot through the summer, and the channel is enabled for members only in June, July and August.
2025: Playa Barraquetes is a club and private spot through the summer, and the channel is enabled for members only in June, July and August.
Playa de la PataconaValencia / Alboraya2026has a date window2026: Alboraya's beach notice bans sport and recreational navigation of any craft or floating device, sail or motor, inside the bathing zones except in duly authorised and buoyed areas, and prohibits beaching or launching craft and sliding boards outside channels or lanes specifically reserved and marked for them, or outside authorised and signed nautical-activity areas.
2026: Alboraya's beach notice bans sport and recreational navigation of any craft or floating device, sail or motor, inside the bathing zones except in duly authorised and buoyed areas, and prohibits beaching or launching craft and sliding boards outside channels or lanes specifically reserved and marked for them, or outside authorised and signed nautical-activity areas.
Playa de MotillaSueca / Mareny de Barraquetes20252025: Club Boatkite at Playa de Motilla, Sueca, is one of the summer zones where kitesurfing is allowed when other Valencia-area beaches are prohibited.
2025: Club Boatkite at Playa de Motilla, Sueca, is one of the summer zones where kitesurfing is allowed when other Valencia-area beaches are prohibited.
Playa de San JuanAlicante / Playa de San Juan2021The 2021 provincial tourism list of beaches with an authorised kitesurf zone in Alicante province covers Denia (Les Deveses), Elche (Arenales del Sol) and Guardamar del Segura (Els Tossals).
The 2021 provincial tourism list of beaches with an authorised kitesurf zone in Alicante province covers Denia (Les Deveses), Elche (Arenales del Sol) and Guardamar del Segura (Els Tossals).
Playa del GurugúCastellón / Grao de Castellón20102010: Gurugu had a delimited surf and kitesurf area, enlarged that year to a 50 m wide beach channel and 200 m of buoyed sea, with those sports prohibited elsewhere on the beach.
2010: Gurugu had a delimited surf and kitesurf area, enlarged that year to a 50 m wide beach channel and 200 m of buoyed sea, with those sports prohibited elsewhere on the beach.
Playa del PolloCullera20252025-2026: kitesurfing in Cullera is legal only inside zones the town council has enabled, and the council can enable them only with prior authorisation from the Demarcacion de Costas de Valencia.
2025-2026: kitesurfing in Cullera is legal only inside zones the town council has enabled, and the council can enable them only with prior authorisation from the Demarcacion de Costas de Valencia.
Playa del SalerValencia / Pobles del Sud20232023: the Albufera Natural Park technical management office refused authorisation for a summer balised nautical-sports channel at El Saler and El Perellonet, citing Natura 2000 dune and shorebird habitat, after an unauthorised session of roughly 67 kites was seen disturbing birds.
2023: the Albufera Natural Park technical management office refused authorisation for a summer balised nautical-sports channel at El Saler and El Perellonet, citing Natura 2000 dune and shorebird habitat, after an unauthorised session of roughly 67 kites was seen disturbing birds.
Playa Els TossalsAlicante / Guardamar del Segura2021has a date window2021: kitesurfing is allowed only inside the zones Guardamar del Segura delimits each year, authorised by the provincial Costas service and by Capitania Maritima, and it is banned outright on every other beach in the municipality; officers can order you to stop and pick up your gear on the spot.
2021: kitesurfing is allowed only inside the zones Guardamar del Segura delimits each year, authorised by the provincial Costas service and by Capitania Maritima, and it is banned outright on every other beach in the municipality; officers can order you to stop and pick up your gear on the spot.
Santa Pola (La Gola)Alicante coast20262026: no current official 2026 beach-plan text for Santa Pola or La Gola is published.
2026: no current official 2026 beach-plan text for Santa Pola or La Gola is published.
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
Garbi
named by 8 spots here
- Kitezone El Perellonet12-20 knots
- Playa del Pollo15-25 kt
- Playa Els Tossals15-20 knots
Levante
named by 7 spots here
No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.
Two or more spots name each of these here as well: Garbí, Gregal, Llevant, Xaloc, Llebeig and Llebeig thermal. 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 18 spots here
Destinations in Valencian Community
All spots in Valencian Community
Aigua Blancamixed · beginner okArenal-Bol CalpeseaArenales del Solsea · beginner okBenicàssim (Terrers)chop and small wavesBurrianaseaKitezone El Perellonetsea · beginner okLas Marinas (Molins)chop and wavesOliva Nova / Cruz Rojamixed · beginner okPlaya BarraquetesseaPlaya de la PataconaseaPlaya de Motillasea · beginner okPlaya de San Juanchop · beginner okPlaya del Gurugúsea · beginner okPlaya del Pollosea · beginner okPlaya del SalerseaPlaya Els Tossalssea · beginner okPunta del RasetmixedSanta Pola (La Gola)flat to chop · beginner ok
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