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Los Narejos
One of the most-used launch points on the Mar Menor lagoon near Los Alcázares, offering warm, shallow, protected water that is easy on beginners though wind here is comparatively light and gusty by kitesurfing standards. Home to a long-running local kite club.
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Wind
| best months |
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| season notes | Wind reliability is low overall (only a small share of days deliver rideable wind), with afternoons the best window |
| avg knots | 6-16, often lighter |
| wind name | local thermal and NE gradient wind |
| direction to shore | NE gives the best side-shore flow |
| quality | gusty and inconsistent |
| typical kite sizes | 12-17m for the typically light wind |
Water
| type | lagoon |
|---|---|
| temp summer c | 26-28 |
| temp winter c | 12-14 |
| wetsuit | boardshorts in summer, 4/3mm fullsuit in winter |
| tides | negligible, closed lagoon |
| currents | some current can build in the narrow channel areas |
| standing depth | shallow throughout with a standing area for a long way out |
Levels
| beginner | yes |
|---|---|
| intermediate | yes |
| advanced | no |
| notes | Sheltered, shallow, flat water is ideal for learning and freestyle practice; not a wind-reliable spot for advanced big-air riding |
Launch & crowd
| description | Sandy lagoon-front launch with school and club presence |
|---|---|
| rescue | School/club presence but no dedicated rescue boat documented |
| busy months |
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| vibe | local, club-based scene; Aloha Center school is based nearby |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Los Alcázares (Weatherspark (MERRA-2 reanalysis model), ~5 km) — Station is Los Alcázares, ~5 km south along the same Mar Menor shoreline; good proxy for the shallow lagoon's wind regime. Windfinder.com returned HTTP 429 (rate-limited) on every attempt for this batch, so no wind-probability->=4Bft table could be obtained. Fallback used: Weatherspark.com, which provides monthly ALL-HOUR average wind speed (calm+windy hours averaged, not exceedance probability), a qualitative seasonal wind-direction narrative, and modeled air/sea surface temperature. Weatherspark's climate figures come from a multi-decade satellite/reanalysis model (not a physical anemometer at the spot), so treat avg_knots as indicative only, not a true kiteable-wind-probability metric. dominant_dir is a coarse per-month assignment inferred from Weatherspark's seasonal-window prose, not a precise per-month rose.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | 8.9 | N | 11.1 | 15 |
| Feb | —% | 9 | N | 11.7 | 14.4 |
| Mar | —% | 8.7 | N | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Apr | —% | 8.5 | E | 15.6 | 16.1 |
| May | —% | 7.8 | E | 18.9 | 18.3 |
| Jun | —% | 7.6 | E | 22.8 | 21.1 |
| Jul | —% | 7.6 | E | 25 | 24.4 |
| Aug | —% | 7.4 | E | 26.1 | 25.6 |
| Sep | —% | 7.6 | E | 23.3 | 24.4 |
| Oct | —% | 7.9 | E | 19.4 | 21.7 |
| Nov | —% | 8.7 | N | 15 | 18.9 |
| Dec | —% | 9 | N | 11.7 | 16.1 |
Hazards
- shallow water and mudflats at the lagoon edges
- boat traffic and residential infrastructure nearby
- narrow fetch limits wind consistency
Tips
- A local kite club (Club Kitesurf Mar Menor) is based here and a good source of real-time conditions
Travel basics
| airport | MJV Región de Murcia (~20-25 min) or ALC Alicante (~1h) |
|---|---|
| getting there | Short drive from Murcia airport along the Mar Menor coast road |
| accommodation | Apartments and hotels in Los Alcázares |
| cost level | budget |
| no wind | Explore Cartagena's Roman/Carthaginian ruins, or cross to La Manga's Mediterranean side |
Nearby: Lo Pagán, Santiago de la Ribera
Sources: kitecompass.app · spotkitesurf.com