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Comunidad Valenciana · Valencia / Alboraya · l'Horta Nord · Alboraya / La Patacona
Playa de la Patacona
also known as Platja de la Patacona, La Patacona
Nearby Playa del Saler 12 km · Kitezone El Perellonet 20 km · Playa de Motilla 27 km · Playa Barraquetes 28 km · Playa del Pollo 34 km · straight-line distance
On the clock
13:00 · 20:00
Two different clocks. The summer sea breeze is the one with a schedule, building through the early afternoon and holding into the evening, roughly 13:00 to 20:00 across the Valencia beaches. The autumn and winter N gradient that makes this end of the beach worth riding has no daily cycle: it can be up at dawn or gone by lunchtime. Nothing Patacona-specific is confirmed.
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 Garbi / Llebeig in the broader Valencia summer thermal pattern
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
fills in: Two different clocks. The summer sea breeze is the one with a schedule, building through the early afternoon and holding into the evening, roughly 13:00 to 20:00 across the Valencia beaches. The autumn and winter N gradient that makes this end of the beach worth riding has no daily cycle: it can be up at dawn or gone by lunchtime. Nothing Patacona-specific is confirmed.
Typical strength
15-25 knots for the May-September SE thermal season, though Patacona summer can be complicated by crowds and little wind.
The quiver, in words
For 75-85 kg, indicative and regional rather than measured here: 12 m around 15 kt, 9-10 m by 20 kt on the summer thermal, 7-8 m for the harder autumn and winter N days.
Direction to shore
E is onshore; NE and SE are side-onshore; N and S are cross-shore on this east-facing coast.
Dominant direction
Navigable directions: N, NE, E, SE, S. The wind that made the north end a spot is the N tramontana, which blows hardest north of Valencia city from the end of summer through to well into spring.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan, riders' month19
- Feb, riders' month14
- Mar, riders' month18
- Apr8
- May15
- Jun15
- Jul10
- Aug11
- Sep8
- Oct, riders' month19
- Nov, riders' month18
- Dec, riders' month8
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 19%Jan14°
- 14%Feb14°
- 18%Mar15°
- 8%Apr18°
- 15%May21°
- 15%Jun24°
- 10%Jul28°
- 11%Aug29°
- 8%Sep26°
- 19%Oct23°
- 18%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 | 19% | 29% | 27% | 8.9 kt | W | 16:00 | 11.1°C | 14°C | 62 |
| Feb | 14% | 26% | 25% | 8.5 kt | SE | 16:00 | 11.7°C | 13.7°C | 57 |
| Mar | 18% | 37% | 32% | 10.6 kt | ESE | 16:00 | 14.2°C | 14.9°C | 62 |
| Apr | 8% | 42% | 33% | 10.2 kt | SE | 16:00 | 15.9°C | 17.7°C | 60 |
| May | 15% | 40% | 23% | 10.5 kt | SE | 16:00 | 19.3°C | 20.6°C | 62 |
| Jun | 15% | 32% | 20% | 10.2 kt | SE | 16:00 | 23.7°C | 24.3°C | 60 |
| Jul | 10% | 37% | 21% | 10.4 kt | ESE | 16:00 | 26.7°C | 28.2°C | 62 |
| Aug | 11% | 39% | 19% | 10.5 kt | ESE | 16:00 | 27.4°C | 29°C | 62 |
| Sep | 8% | 25% | 18% | 10 kt | SE | 17:00 | 23.4°C | 26.3°C | 60 |
| Oct | 19% | 32% | 26% | 10.2 kt | ESE | 16:00 | 20.4°C | 23.2°C | 62 |
| Nov | 18% | 27% | 25% | 8.8 kt | W | 15:00 | 16.5°C | 17.7°C | 60 |
| Dec | 8% | 16% | 13% | 7.6 kt | W | 15:00 | 12.7°C | 15.5°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
Fine sand with a gradual entry and a sandy bottom, no rock or reef on the main beach, so you wade a fair way out before it goes over your head. No tide to change it, and no measured figure.
Tides
Tide independent.
Temperature
25.2°C summer · 14.6°C winter
Wetsuit
Shorts in summer; shorty or full suit in spring/fall; 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
4 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: Big sandy beach, but reduced practical space when beach users are present.
Somewhere else
Playa del Saler, 12 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
The kite area is at the north end of Patacona, in front of the camping, with a long, wide sandy beach and a big launch area.
Space
Big sandy beach, but reduced practical space when beach users are present.
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Rig at the north end in front of the camping, not in the middle of the promenade.
- Read the Alboraya beach signage first: the 2026 notice bans launching outside marked or authorised areas.
- Come in the autumn and winter months. June, July and August are people, not wind.
- Keep clear of the mole and the breakwater at the harbour end.
- If the beach is busy, walk away; there is no channel keeping bathers off your lines.
Getting there
Airport
Valencia Airport (VLC)
Route
Patacona sits north of Valencia harbour. It is about 16.2 km by road from VLC, or about 56 minutes by metro plus tram.
Transfer
25 min
Staying
Beach apartments and hotels along the front, with the whole of Valencia city behind them. No kite-specific lodging is listed.
No-wind days
Valencia city, Malvarrosa and Patacona beachfront, restaurants, cycling, Albufera day trips.
Photos
FAQ
When is the best time to kite Patacona?
The better season is autumn and winter; summer is complicated by beach crowds and light wind.
Is Patacona suitable for beginners?
It is not treated as a reliable beginner spot, since there is no marked kite channel and summer conditions are crowded.
What is the wind like?
Navigable directions include N, NE, E, SE and S, on this east-facing urban stretch north of Valencia harbour.
Are there launch restrictions?
A 2026 Alboraya beach notice prohibits launching kites or sliding boards outside marked channels or authorised nautical activity areas.
Last updated: August 2026