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Altafulla

also known as Platja d'Altafulla, Playa de Altafulla, Altafulla Beach

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Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Rules & access
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Nearby Coma-ruga 13 km · La Pineda 16 km · Segur de Calafell 21 km · straight-line distance

Seasonno season namedthe months riders and schools name How windyno knot figure publishedmixed Launchlimitedaccess rules on record, below Watersea24.6°C in summer · 4 things riders flag LevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools3named at this spot From the airportin words under Getting thereReus Airport (REU)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Altafulla is a narrow town beach on the Costa Daurada east of Tarragona, with houses right behind the sand and no kite zone, no kite school and no kite rescue. The water is open Mediterranean: accounts split between chop with small waves and flat, which probably means it swings with sea state and wind angle.

Nobody has published a dominant direction or a normal rideable strength here, so the forecast is your only planning tool and the beach itself is the deciding factor. In high season there is only room for windsurfing, and kites come out when the sunbathers leave.

That makes it an off-season or late-evening call for intermediates upward, not a beginner beach and not a trip destination. The compensation is the sand itself: fine, gentle entry, warm calm water for the days you do not ride.

The wind

Direction

Character

mixed

No local source confirms a reliable Altafulla-specific wind regime or a normal rideable strength. Plan on the forecast, decide on the beach.

In high season there is only room for windsurfing, and kites come out when the sunbathers leave. Altafulla is an off-season or low-crowd-hours spot, not a formal summer kite beach.

Strength

No knot figure is published for this spot.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan27
Feb34
Mar49
Apr52
May35
Jun36
Jul27
Aug39
Sep37
Oct32
Nov44
Dec23

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

10Jan14°
10Feb14°
12Mar15°
12Apr16°
10May19°
10Jun23°
10Jul26°
11Aug28°
10Sep25°
10Oct23°
11Nov18°
9Dec16°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	27%	9.8 kt	NNW	9.6°C	14.4°C
Feb	34%	10.1 kt	WNW	10.9°C	13.8°C
Mar	49%	12.1 kt	E	12.9°C	14.5°C
Apr	52%	11.9 kt	SW	14.7°C	16°C
May	35%	10.4 kt	E	18.2°C	19.1°C
Jun	36%	10.4 kt	S	22.6°C	22.9°C
Jul	27%	9.9 kt	SE	25.4°C	26.4°C
Aug	39%	10.5 kt	SW	26.2°C	27.9°C
Sep	37%	10.2 kt	E	22.5°C	25.3°C
Oct	32%	10.1 kt	ENE	19.8°C	22.6°C
Nov	44%	11.1 kt	W	15.3°C	18.1°C
Dec	23%	8.7 kt	WNW	11.4°C	16.2°C

modelled

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

sea

Standing depth

Entry into the water is gentle, but no kite-specific standing-depth area is confirmed.

Tides

Tide-independent for kitesurfing; local tide tables for Altafulla/Tarragona show a very small Mediterranean range.

Temperature

24.6°C summer · 14.2°C winter

Wetsuit

No Altafulla-specific wetsuit guidance exists. Nearby Coma-ruga runs shorts in summer, a shorty or a normal suit in spring and autumn, and a full wetsuit in winter, which the sea-temperature record supports.

14–28°C water

Open sandy Mediterranean town beach. Accounts vary between chop with small waves and flat water, so conditions probably move with sea state and wind direction. The bathing water is calm and warm over fine sand, clear most days; the same sand bottom makes a beach break that only works sometimes.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced

Rated intermediate and expert. Intermediates can use it and experts may enjoy it, but the narrow town-beach setting and the high-season beach users keep it off any beginner list.

The scene

What riders come here for

freeridesmall waveswingfoilwindsurf

Family town beach with restaurants and services, under real bathing pressure in summer. Quieter for wind sports outside peak hours and outside high season.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

3 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: limited

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Coma-ruga, 13 km

Coma-ruga La Pineda Segur de Calafell

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

Summer lifeguard service in 2026: four lifeguards, two towers, a central hut and a jet ski for the bathing beach. No dedicated kite rescue is confirmed.

Launch

Sandy town beach east of Tarragona, narrow, directly in front of the houses, with little room for kites in high season.

Space

limited

Rules & access

2026: a new Altafulla beach-use ordinance was ready for debate in July 2026. It would ban smoking on the beach, penalise reserving sand space with unattended towels or parasols, and restrict dogs during the bathing season from 14 May to 14 September. No official kite-specific rule or kite channel for Altafulla is known. In high season there is only room for windsurfing, and kites go up once the sunbathers leave.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Rider tips

Look at the beach before you unroll anything; kites go up after the sunbathers pack up.
Do not assume a kite channel exists here. Ask locally before riding in bathing season.
Use the Tarragona and Altafulla forecasts to pick the day, then let sea state and beach-user density pick the hour.
Leave extra margin on the launch: it is narrow and the houses start where the sand ends.

Getting there

Airport

Reus Airport (REU); Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) is the larger international alternative.

Route

Altafulla is east of Tarragona and has rail access via Altafulla-Tamarit; car is simplest with kite gear.

Transfer

About 20 minutes by car from Reus Airport; about 80 km from Barcelona Airport.

Cost level

medium

Staying

Town beach accommodation, restaurants and seasonal holiday rentals in Altafulla; Tarragona is also a nearby base.

No-wind days

Altafulla old town, Tamarit, Tarragona Roman sites, beach swimming, SUP/paddle rental and restaurants.

Photos

Playa de Altafulla-2016 — Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

Is Altafulla suitable for beginners?

No, the beach is narrow and close to houses with little kiting room in high season, so it is treated as an intermediate-to-advanced spot rather than a beginner venue.

When can you kite at Altafulla?

In high season there is only room for windsurfing, and kites typically come out once sunbathers leave the beach for the day.

What are the beach conditions at Altafulla?

The bathing water is calm, warm and clear over fine golden sand, though open-water accounts vary between chop with small waves and flat conditions depending on sea state.

Last updated: August 2026