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Burriana
also known as Borriana, Playa del Arenal de Burriana, El Arenal, L'Arenal
Nearby Playa del Gurugú 16 km · Benicàssim (Terrers) 23 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
No onset time is published for this spot.
The wind
locals call it Levante
Direction
Character
mixed
Typical strength
Monthly averages sit around 5-8 kt with 4-12 days a month at 4 Bft or more. Those statistics leave thermal wind out.
Thermal or synoptic
thermal and synoptic
Direction to shore
On the east-facing Burriana coast, NNE and SSW run broadly sideshore; SE Levante is onshore to side-onshore.
Dominant direction
NNE and SSW run sideshore; Levante out of the SE and summer thermal breezes also blow here.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan13
- Feb7
- Mar21
- Apr12
- May15
- Jun12
- Jul6
- Aug8
- Sep12
- Oct24
- Nov10
- Dec8
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
- 13%Jan14°
- 7%Feb13°
- 21%Mar15°
- 12%Apr17°
- 15%May20°
- 12%Jun24°
- 6%Jul28°
- 8%Aug29°
- 12%Sep26°
- 24%Oct23°
- 10%Nov18°
- 8%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 | 13% | 24% | 24% | 8.5 kt | S | 16:00 | 10.4°C | 13.9°C | 62 |
| Feb | 7% | 25% | 18% | 8.7 kt | SSE | 16:00 | 11.3°C | 13.3°C | 57 |
| Mar | 21% | 34% | 27% | 10.3 kt | SSE | 16:00 | 14°C | 14.6°C | 62 |
| Apr | 12% | 35% | 20% | 10.3 kt | SSE | 15:00 | 15.7°C | 17.2°C | 60 |
| May | 15% | 45% | 34% | 10.9 kt | SSE | 15:00 | 19.1°C | 20.2°C | 62 |
| Jun | 12% | 40% | 28% | 10.6 kt | SE | 15:00 | 23.8°C | 24°C | 60 |
| Jul | 6% | 29% | 11% | 10.2 kt | SE | 15:00 | 26.5°C | 27.5°C | 62 |
| Aug | 8% | 23% | 10% | 10.2 kt | SE | 15:00 | 27.1°C | 28.9°C | 62 |
| Sep | 12% | 25% | 20% | 10 kt | SSE | 16:00 | 23°C | 26.2°C | 60 |
| Oct | 24% | 29% | 29% | 9.9 kt | E | 16:00 | 20°C | 23.1°C | 62 |
| Nov | 10% | 17% | 13% | 8.1 kt | SSE | 15:00 | 15.7°C | 17.7°C | 60 |
| Dec | 8% | 11% | 10% | 7.1 kt | SSE | 16:00 | 11.8°C | 15.8°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
Tides
Tide is not a factor for kiting here.
Temperature
25.3°C summer · 14.7°C winter
Wetsuit
Shorts or shorty in summer; shorty or normal wetsuit in spring/autumn; full wetsuit in winter.
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
No school names this spot
Nobody has been recorded teaching or running a boat here.
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
Playa del Gurugú, 16 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
The long sandy L'Arenal beach north of Burriana harbour, about 1 km of sand and roughly 120 m wide, with about 900 m of reported kite space between the harbour mole to the south and a second mole to the north. Parking sits at the beach and the walk to the water is short.Kayak, sail, paddle and windsurf instruction runs from the Club Nautico and the Escuela del Mar at the same beach; no kite operator is among them.
Space
medium
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Look for the bathing-zone buoys and any marked channel before you rig; the general Spanish rule (2026) keeps a 200 m bathing zone and sends you through the buoyed access channel where one is laid.
- Stay clear of the harbour mole to the south and the northern breakwater, especially in marginal wind.
- Pick sessions off a short-range forecast and a look at the water; the 5-8 kt monthly figure hides the thermal days.
- Fly into Castellon (CDT), 33 minutes by road, or take Valencia (VLC) and a hire car if the schedule is better.
Getting there
Airport
Castellon Airport (CDT); Valencia Airport (VLC) is the larger alternate
Route
By road from Castellon Airport or Valencia Airport. Trains run to Burriana-Alquerias Nino Perdido from Castellon, but with kite gear a car is simpler for reaching the beach.
Transfer
33 min
Cost level
medium
Staying
Beach apartments and hotels are available around Burriana/L'Arenal and the port area.
No-wind days
Beach sports and the promenade at L'Arenal, nautical rentals, the port and club nautico, the El Clot wetland, a day in Castellon, and the summer festival season including Arenal Sound.
FAQ
Is Burriana suitable for beginners?
Most sources classify it for intermediate and expert riders, though one algorithmic guide lists it as beginner-suitable, a noted contradiction.
What is the wind like at Burriana?
The spot depends on SE Levante, sideshore NNE/SSW synoptic wind and thermal breezes, with monthly averages around 5-8 knots.
What hazards should I know about at Burriana?
The harbour mole to the south and another breakwater to the north bound the roughly 900 m of usable beach, and summer brings heavy beach-user crowds.
Last updated: August 2026