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Coma-ruga
also known as Platja de Coma-ruga, Coma-Ruga, Playa de Coma-ruga
Nearby Segur de Calafell 8 km · Altafulla 13 km · La Pineda 29 km · Castelldefels 40 km · Platja del Bogatell 62 km · Badalona - Platja dels Pescadors 68 km · Montgat 71 km · Premia de Mar 79 km · Vilassar de Mar / Cabrera de Mar 82 km · straight-line distance
On the clock
10:00 · 11:00 · 14:00 · 17:00
In summer the usable wind is the sea breeze, and it keeps a clock. Near calm at dawn, still under 4 knots at 10:00, filling from about 11:00, at its strongest between 14:00 and 17:00, then fading through the evening and gone by night. Measured at the nearest airport and indicative for the beach. The easterly that actually works here is synoptic and keeps no clock at all.
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
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
fills in: In summer the usable wind is the sea breeze, and it keeps a clock. Near calm at dawn, still under 4 knots at 10:00, filling from about 11:00, at its strongest between 14:00 and 17:00, then fading through the evening and gone by night. Measured at the nearest airport and indicative for the beach. The easterly that actually works here is synoptic and keeps no clock at all.
Typical strength
Weak, and honestly so. The nearest station averages 4-5 knots month to month with gusts of 8-10, and reaches force 4 or more on about one and a half percent of its readings. The airport inland shows the same shape: a summer afternoon peak near 8 knots, with 15 knots or more in roughly 2 percent of afternoon hours. Neither sits on the beach, but both point the same way. This is a spot you catch on a particular forecast, not a place with a wind.
Also on record
The nearest station, at Els Masos de Coma-Ruga, averaged SE at 5 kt with 9 kt gusts across 2014-2017. That is a weather-station average, not a kite-session average.
The quiver, in words
No local list exists. On a sea-breeze afternoon a 75-85 kg rider is on the biggest thing in the bag, a 15-17 m or a foil, and often still short of power. The east days worth driving for sit nearer 15-20 knots, which is a 10-12 m, and only a hard winter blow gets you onto 9 m.Indicative, worked from the station figures rather than from a quiver counted on this beach.
Direction to shore
side-shore for WSW and ENE; E is listed as the best direction
Dominant direction
E is the best direction; WSW and ENE come in side-shore.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan26
- Feb32
- Mar44
- Apr42
- May, riders' month18
- Jun, riders' month23
- Jul, riders' month14
- Aug, riders' month29
- Sep21
- Oct26
- Nov40
- Dec31
per cent of the month at force 4 or more
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: May, Jun, Jul, Aug.
- 9Jan14°
- 10Feb14°
- 11Mar15°
- 11Apr16°
- 9May19°
- 9Jun23°
- 9Jul26°
- 10Aug28°
- 10Sep25°
- 9Oct22°
- 11Nov18°
- 9Dec16°
avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Force 4+ | Knots | From | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26% | 9 kt | NW | 10°C | 14.2°C |
| Feb | 32% | 10 kt | NW | 11.4°C | 13.7°C |
| Mar | 44% | 11.3 kt | ENE | 13.3°C | 14.5°C |
| Apr | 42% | 10.9 kt | SW | 15.2°C | 16.1°C |
| May | 18% | 9.3 kt | E | 18.8°C | 19.1°C |
| Jun | 23% | 9.3 kt | SSW | 23.2°C | 22.9°C |
| Jul | 14% | 9.3 kt | SE | 25.9°C | 26.4°C |
| Aug | 29% | 9.7 kt | SW | 26.5°C | 28°C |
| Sep | 21% | 9.6 kt | ENE | 22.6°C | 25.3°C |
| Oct | 26% | 9.3 kt | NE | 20°C | 22.3°C |
| Nov | 40% | 10.6 kt | WNW | 15.6°C | 17.9°C |
| Dec | 31% | 9.3 kt | NW | 11.8°C | 16°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
Fine sand shelving gently, so you walk out a fair way before it is past chest height. No measured distance has been published, and the tide range here is too small to move that line.
Tides
Tide independent for kiting; the Tarragona-area range is small anyway.
Temperature
26°C summer · 13°C winter
Wetsuit
Shorts in summer, shorty or normal suit in spring and fall, and a 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
1 school names this spot
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
Segur de Calafell, 8 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Sandy beach on the central El Vendrell shoreline, 2,371 m long and up to about 100 m wide at low water, fine soft sand, with the promenade running its whole length. Access is over wooden and concrete walkways and street parking is unattended. Entry and exit are through the marked boat channel with its yellow buoys.
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
- Find the yellow-buoyed boat channel before rigging and use it for both entry and exit.
- Stay off the water during the busy bathing hours in June, July and August unless the posted rules clearly allow riding.
- Pick sessions off a short-range forecast and a look at the water, not off the 5 kt station average.
- Ask at the town hall or a beach service what the current El Vendrell ordinance requires of kites; the online notices do not spell it out.
- Ignore the Riuet spring when judging your suit: it runs 18-21 C year-round and the sea does not.
- Check the dates before anything else. Kitesurfing is not permitted here during the bathing season, which usually runs from Holy Week or 1 May to 30 September.
- The season that is open to kites is autumn and winter, which is also when nobody is watching the water. Ride with someone.
- Find the yellow-buoyed boat channel before rigging and use it for both entry and exit; the channel crossing is perpendicular to the shore and under 3 knots.
- Ask at the town hall on +34 977 16 64 00 for this year's Pla d'Usos dates; the ordinance fixes the season annually rather than by fixed calendar.
- Ignore the Riuet spring when judging your suit: it runs 18-21 C year-round and the sea does not. The sea is around 25-26 C in July and August and about 13 C in January and February.
- In summer, wind before midday is not worth the drive. The breeze fills around 11:00 and does its work between 14:00 and 17:00.
Getting there
Airport
Reus Airport (REU); Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) is another practical gateway.
Route
Coma-ruga sits on the El Vendrell coast with rail access through Sant Vicenc de Calders and Coma-ruga, but a car is easier with kite gear. Reus airport is about 45 minutes and 39 km away by road, against roughly two hours by train and bus; Sant Vicenc de Calders to Barcelona Sants takes under an hour.
Transfer
45 min
Cost level
medium
Staying
Beach apartments, hotels and family holiday accommodation in Coma-ruga, Sant Salvador, El Vendrell and Calafell.
No-wind days
Coma-ruga beach, the Riuet/L'Estany spring area, Pau Casals/Vila Casals in Sant Salvador, Calafell, Tarragona, cycling and family beach activities.
Photos
FAQ
Is Coma-ruga suitable for beginners?
No, it is treated as intermediate and advanced because of the mandatory boat-zone entry rule and heavy summer beach use.
What is the wind like at Coma-ruga?
E is listed as the best direction, with WSW and ENE described as side-shore.
Are there rules for entering the water at Coma-ruga?
Yes, kiters must enter and exit the water only through the boat zone marked with yellow buoys.
What are the hazards at Coma-ruga?
Small to medium waves, bystanders and beach users in summer, and a pedestrian promenade close behind the sand.
Last updated: August 2026