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Comunidad Valenciana · Alicante / Elche · el Baix Vinalopó
Arenales del Sol
also known as Els Arenals del Sol, Los Arenales del Sol
Nearby Santa Pola (La Gola) 8 km · Playa de San Juan 16 km · Playa Els Tossals 18 km · straight-line distance
On the clock
10:00 · 11:00 · 15:00 · 15:30 · 17:00 · 19:00 · 21:00
A sea-breeze beach. Dawn is close to calm, the wind starts lifting around 10:00, is usable from late morning, and the steadiest hours run 15:00 to 17:00 before it fades between 19:00 and 21:00. Lessons on this beach are scheduled from 11:00 with a 15:30 latest start, which brackets the same window. Hourly records from the airport station 5 km inland, 2010-2026; the cycle runs a little stronger on the sand.
The marks are the clock times the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The bar between the first and the last covers those hours; it is not a promise of wind.
The wind
locals call it Llevant / Garbí; also Levante, Gregal, Xaloc/Siroco, Garbí/Leveche in Alicante-area usage
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
fills in: A sea-breeze beach. Dawn is close to calm, the wind starts lifting around 10:00, is usable from late morning, and the steadiest hours run 15:00 to 17:00 before it fades between 19:00 and 21:00. Lessons on this beach are scheduled from 11:00 with a 15:30 latest start, which brackets the same window. Hourly records from the airport station 5 km inland, 2010-2026; the cycle runs a little stronger on the sand.
Typical strength
12-18 knots on a rideable afternoon, with the strongest one day in ten near 20. The regional Levante and Garbi guidance of 15-20 knots sits inside that. Figures come from the airport station 5 km inland, so they are indicative for the beach rather than measured on it.
The quiver, in words
For a 75-85 kg rider the working range is 9-12 m twin-tip. 12 m for the ordinary 12-15 knot afternoon, 10 m once the sea breeze settles at 15-18, 9 m on the days that touch 20. Below 12 knots it is foil territory, and that is most mornings.Indicative, derived from the wind range rather than from what riders here actually use.
Direction to shore
The beach is a straight 3 km line running NNW-SSE, facing almost due east, around 084 degrees. Levante from the E arrives straight onshore. NE Gregal comes in side-onshore from the left, SE side-onshore from the right.SW blows off the land here and is offshore, even though it counts as a working direction on the wider Alicante coast. Orientation derived from the mapped coastline, not from a local measurement.
Dominant direction
E and SW listed for Arenales del Sol; broader Alicante guidance emphasizes E/NE Levante/Gregal and SW Garbí/Leveche
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan21
- Feb26
- Mar29
- Apr, riders' month20
- May, riders' month21
- Jun, riders' month17
- Jul, riders' month13
- Aug, riders' month19
- Sep, riders' month18
- Oct26
- Nov15
- Dec5
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- 21%Jan15°
- 26%Feb14°
- 29%Mar15°
- 20%Apr18°
- 21%May21°
- 17%Jun25°
- 13%Jul28°
- 19%Aug29°
- 18%Sep27°
- 26%Oct23°
- 15%Nov18°
- 5%Dec16°
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21% | 32% | 26% | 9.8 kt | S | 16:00 | 12°C | 14.7°C | 62 |
| Feb | 26% | 53% | 40% | 10.8 kt | ENE | 16:00 | 12.8°C | 14.4°C | 57 |
| Mar | 29% | 56% | 47% | 11.9 kt | S | 16:00 | 14.9°C | 15.3°C | 62 |
| Apr | 20% | 33% | 23% | 10.1 kt | S | 15:00 | 16.3°C | 17.7°C | 60 |
| May | 21% | 39% | 34% | 10.9 kt | E | 15:00 | 19.5°C | 20.6°C | 62 |
| Jun | 17% | 30% | 23% | 10.3 kt | ESE | 16:00 | 23.5°C | 24.5°C | 60 |
| Jul | 13% | 35% | 24% | 10.1 kt | E | 15:00 | 26.8°C | 28.1°C | 62 |
| Aug | 19% | 31% | 26% | 10.3 kt | E | 15:00 | 27.3°C | 29.3°C | 62 |
| Sep | 18% | 33% | 32% | 10.6 kt | ENE | 16:00 | 24°C | 26.6°C | 60 |
| Oct | 26% | 44% | 39% | 10.2 kt | S | 16:00 | 21.1°C | 23.2°C | 62 |
| Nov | 15% | 27% | 22% | 9.3 kt | S | 16:00 | 17.4°C | 17.9°C | 60 |
| Dec | 5% | 13% | 11% | 8 kt | WNW | 16:00 | 13.4°C | 16.1°C | 62 |
modelled
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. 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.
High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024
The water
Type
sea
Standing depth
shallow access reported
Tides
tide independent
Temperature
27°C summer · 14.9°C winter
Wetsuit
shorts/no wetsuit in summer; normal wetsuit in winter; shorty in spring and fall
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
1 school names this spot
On your own
Room to launch: big
Somewhere else
Santa Pola (La Gola), 8 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
A long, wide sand beach running past the dunes and the Arenales del Sol settlement. Space is not the constraint here. Bathers are.
Space
big
Rules & access
- 2021: Elche town hall enabled a place for kitesurfing at Playa Arenales del Sol, classes and a summer school included.
- 2026: the bathing area is buoy-marked from 1 June to 15 October, and no kite-specific rule, zone map or hours have been published by the town hall or the tourism office for Arenales del Sol.
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Ask Parres or the Elche town hall where the enabled zone actually runs before you ride independently; no map of it has been published.
- In June, July and August, walk away from the settlement before you rig and launch clear of the bathers.
- Pull a forecast for Arenales del Sol itself rather than riding on the Alicante regional pattern.
- Bring a shorty for spring and autumn; summer water reaches 27 C and a full suit is needed only in winter.
- Stay in Arenales del Sol or El Altet: the airport is 5 km away, so an early landing and a same-day session works.
- Do not plan a morning session. The breeze needs until about 11:00 to be worth rigging for and the best two hours are between 15:00 and 17:00.
- Check the wind is E or NE before you drive out. SW is offshore on this beach whatever the regional guides put in the direction list.
- From 1 June the bathing area is buoy-marked; stay outside the buoys and launch away from them.
Getting there
Airport
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)
Route
Arenales del Sol sits 5 km from Alicante-Elche Airport and 16 km from Elche. From Alicante, drive south on the N-332. Parres Water Sports is based on Avenida San Bartolome de Tirajana in the village.
Transfer
10 min
Cost level
mid
Staying
Arenales del Sol holiday apartments and nearby El Altet, Santa Pola, Elche, and Alicante.
No-wind days
The Elche palm grove, Santa Pola, boat trips to Tabarca run by Parres, SUP, surf, windsurf, kayak, and a day in Alicante.
Photos
FAQ
Is Arenales del Sol suitable for beginners?
Yes, one source lists it for beginner, intermediate and expert riders, and Parres Water Sports offers instruction from beginner to competition level.
When is the best time to kite at Arenales del Sol?
The Alicante wind season generally runs from April to September, and the spot is listed as open year-round.
What is the wind like at Arenales del Sol?
E and SW are the main directions, corresponding to the regional Levante and Garbi/Leveche winds, which the Alicante area sees at around 15-20 knots.
Are there kite schools at Arenales del Sol?
Yes, Club Deportivo Parres/Parres Water Sports operates on site and is a listed FESurf school.
Last updated: August 2026