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Playa de Motilla

also known as Platja de Motilla, Boatkite Beach Club, Motilla, Club Boatkite

beginner-friendlymedium crowds

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On this page

Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Rules & access
Schools
Tips
Getting there
FAQ

Nearby Playa Barraquetes under 1 km · Kitezone El Perellonet 7 km · Playa del Pollo 7 km · Playa del Saler 16 km · Playa de la Patacona 27 km · Aigua Blanca 40 km · Oliva Nova / Cruz Roja 42 km · straight-line distance

SeasonJun to Augthe months riders and schools name How windy15-25 ktsthermal Launch300 m long and 39-49 m wide. Usable kite rigging space inside the school zone has not been measured.access rules on record, below Watersea27°C in summer · 4 things riders flag LevelBeginner to intermediatewith a caveat, in the Level section Schools3named at this spot From the airport35 minValencia Airport (VLC)

On the clock

13:00 · 20:00

The SE thermal normally fills in around 13:00 and holds until about 20:00, May to September. Regional Valencia timing, not confirmed at this beach.

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.

Motilla is a school beach first. Almost everything documented about it is the Boatkite operation on the Sueca coast: courses run inside a buoyed and delimited school zone on Playa de Motilla, with boat-based lessons leaving El Perello marina for a large offshore practice area.

Club Boatkite at Playa de Motilla is one of the places where kiting is allowed in summer while other Valencia-area beaches are closed to it, and that permission is most of what the spot is worth. The beach itself is short, 300 m long and 39-49 m wide, so there is little room outside the marked zone.

Wind is the standard Valencia summer pattern, the SE Garbi thermal, roughly 12-25 kts across the region and usually building from late morning or early afternoon; nothing measured at Motilla itself was found. Whether an independent visiting rider can use the channel without going through the club is unconfirmed, so make contact before planning a day around it.

Beginners and improvers get a real spot here; advanced riders get a small box.

The wind

locals call it Garbi

Direction

cross-onSE

Kite sizes

567891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

thermal

fills in: The SE thermal normally fills in around 13:00 and holds until about 20:00, May to September. Regional Valencia timing, not confirmed at this beach.

Typical strength

15-25 kts is the figure usually given for the summer SE thermal; a slightly wider 12-25 kts also circulates. Both are regional Valencia ranges, indicative, with nothing measured at Motilla itself.

This is a regulated school and club area rather than an open performance spot. The summer SE thermal is regular across the wider Valencia region.

Club Boatkite at Playa de Motilla is one of the summer permitted areas. Most courses take place in the marked school zone at Motilla, while boat courses use El Perello marina and a large offshore practice area.

The quiver, in words

For a 75-85 kg rider: 12 m when the thermal first fills around 15 kts, 9 m through the usual 18-22, 7 m on the strongest 25 kt afternoons. Derived from the regional summer range, indicative, with no local session data behind it.

Direction to shore

The summer SE thermal arrives cross-onshore on this east-facing stretch of the Sueca coast. Derived from the shoreline orientation, not measured.

Dominant direction

SE (Garbi) in summer

Forecast

Month by month

Jan26
Feb19
Mar26
Apr28
May26
Jun, riders' month25
Jul, riders' month26
Aug, riders' month24
Sep18
Oct19
Nov22
Dec13

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jun, Jul, Aug.

26%Jan14°
19%Feb14°
26%Mar15°
28%Apr17°
26%May20°
25%Jun24°
26%Jul28°
24%Aug29°
18%Sep26°
19%Oct23°
22%Nov18°
13%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	26%	34%	32%	9.6 kt	W	16:00	12.1°C	14.3°C	62
Feb	19%	30%	25%	9.2 kt	W	15:00	12.5°C	13.9°C	57
Mar	26%	53%	39%	11.7 kt	SE	16:00	14.9°C	14.8°C	62
Apr	28%	52%	42%	11.2 kt	SE	17:00	16.5°C	17.2°C	60
May	26%	58%	42%	11.6 kt	SE	17:00	19.7°C	20.2°C	62
Jun	25%	45%	33%	11.2 kt	SE	16:00	24.4°C	23.8°C	60
Jul	26%	55%	34%	11.4 kt	SE	17:00	27.1°C	27.6°C	62
Aug	24%	53%	39%	11.3 kt	ESE	16:00	27.9°C	28.5°C	62
Sep	18%	33%	25%	10.4 kt	SE	17:00	24.2°C	26°C	60
Oct	19%	34%	27%	10.8 kt	W	16:00	21.4°C	23.2°C	62
Nov	22%	28%	27%	9.8 kt	W	15:00	17.4°C	18.3°C	60
Dec	13%	24%	19%	8.6 kt	WSW	13:00	13.3°C	15.9°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

Mediterranean, so tide is not a planning factor: the range is negligible and does not change the session. Regional pattern, no gauge at the beach.

Temperature

27°C summer · 14°C winter

Wetsuit

Boardshorts, swimsuit or shorty in summer; 3/2 mm or warmer wetsuit outside summer and full suit in winter based on regional Valencia/Cullera water temperatures.

14–29°C water

Mediterranean sand on the Sueca coast, 300 m long and 39-49 m wide. The school works mainly inside a buoyed and delimited zone on Playa de Motilla, with separate boat-based practice out of El Perello marina.

Your level

beginnerintermediatenot for advanceds here

Initiation, improvement and technical coaching run from the Motilla beach and boat setup. Beginner and intermediate lessons are solid ground here; nothing found supports Motilla as an advanced spot.

The scene

What riders come here for

lessonsregulated summer school areabeginner progressionboat-assisted practice

School-led and regulated in summer, with beginners and supervised lessons rather than independent beach traffic.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

3 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: 300 m long and 39-49 m wide. Usable kite rigging space inside the school zone has not been measured.

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Playa Barraquetes, under 1 km

Playa Barraquetes Kitezone El Perellonet Playa del Pollo

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

Instructors on the beach during courses, and boat cover on the sessions that leave from El Perello. The Sueca beaches carry municipal surveillance with lifeguards, a first-aid service and police in the summer season; the dates, hours and post positions are not published. No kite-specific rescue.

Launch

Courses are mainly run in a buoyed and delimited school zone on Playa de Motilla in Sueca.

Space

300 m long and 39-49 m wide. Usable kite rigging space inside the school zone has not been measured.

Rules & access

2025: Club Boatkite at Playa de Motilla, Sueca, is one of the summer zones where kitesurfing is allowed when other Valencia-area beaches are prohibited. Boatkite's courses mainly run in a buoyed and delimited school zone at Playa de Motilla.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Rider tips

Contact Boatkite before turning up; the school zone is theirs to run.
Ask for the current buoy layout and whether independent riders are accepted.
Take a first lesson inside the marked school zone rather than launching elsewhere on the Sueca beaches.
Ask about a boat session out of El Perello if the beach zone is crowded or unsuitable.
Plan for June, July or August; boardshorts or a shorty cover the water in summer.

Getting there

Airport

Valencia Airport (VLC), roughly 33-37 km from Mareny de Barraquetes / Sueca coast depending source and route.

Route

Reach the Sueca coast by road from Valencia, Sueca, El Perello or Cullera; Boatkite also uses El Perello marina for boat-based courses.

Transfer

35 min

Cost level

medium

Staying

Apartments, campsites and beach accommodation are available along Mareny de Barraquetes, Les Palmeres, Cullera and Valencia.

No-wind days

Albufera Natural Park · El Perello marina · Cullera · Valencia city · Sueca rice-country food routes

FAQ

When is the best time to kite Playa de Motilla?

June, July and August, matching the regional SE Garbi thermal season.

Is Playa de Motilla suitable for beginners?

Yes, Club Boatkite runs initiation, improvement and coaching from Motilla, with no evidence it is an advanced-focused spot.

What is the wind like at Playa de Motilla?

The SE Garbi thermal typically builds from late morning or early afternoon, in line with the broader Valencia summer pattern.

Are there kite schools at Playa de Motilla?

Yes, Escuela de Kitesurf Boatkite / Club Boatkite runs a buoyed school zone on the beach, with boat-based courses from El Perelló marina.

Are there rules or restricted zones at Playa de Motilla?

Club Boatkite at Playa de Motilla is one of the summer zones where kitesurfing is permitted (2025) when other Valencia-area beaches are closed to it.

Last updated: August 2026