Nearby Playa del Pudrimel 6 km · Gálua 7 km · Isla del Ciervo 7 km · Playa de La Llana 9 km · Los Nietos / Lo Pollo 9 km · Amoladeras 10 km · Los Narejos 10 km · Santiago de la Ribera 11 km · Torre Derribada 12 km · Lo Pagán 12 km · Calblanque 13 km · Playa Els Tossals 45 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
No onset time is published for this spot.
The wind
locals call it Levante
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
synoptic
Typical strength
No normal range on record. The working average here is a 12 m, dropping to 9 m or 7 m when a storm wind fills in.
The quiver, in words
Delta, hybrid, C and foil kites are what the beach flies, with 12 m the everyday size and a 9 m or 7 m kept for storm days. A 75-85 kg rider should plan around that pair. The figure is quoted for the whole Mediterranean side of the strip rather than measured at this beach, and no month-by-month table exists.
Direction to shore
Onshore for the NE that works here. If the session goes wrong the wind pushes you back onto the sand rather than out to sea, which is why the beach is graded medium-low despite being open water.
Dominant direction
NE. Wind from that quarter works practically all year, softer through summer, and no other direction is described as reliable here.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan32
- Feb52
- Mar60
- Apr49
- May44
- Jun30
- Jul28
- Aug27
- Sep34
- Oct30
- Nov34
- Dec27
per cent of the month at force 4 or more
- 10Jan15°
- 11Feb15°
- 13Mar16°
- 11Apr18°
- 11May21°
- 10Jun24°
- 10Jul28°
- 10Aug29°
- 10Sep26°
- 10Oct23°
- 10Nov18°
- 9Dec16°
avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Force 4+ | Knots | From | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32% | 10 kt | NE | 12.3°C | 14.7°C |
| Feb | 52% | 11.3 kt | NE | 13.2°C | 14.5°C |
| Mar | 60% | 12.7 kt | NE | 15.2°C | 15.6°C |
| Apr | 49% | 11.4 kt | NE | 16.7°C | 17.8°C |
| May | 44% | 10.6 kt | NE | 19.7°C | 20.7°C |
| Jun | 30% | 10 kt | ENE | 23.8°C | 24.3°C |
| Jul | 28% | 10 kt | ENE | 27.1°C | 27.6°C |
| Aug | 27% | 10 kt | ENE | 27.6°C | 28.9°C |
| Sep | 34% | 10.3 kt | NE | 24.5°C | 26.2°C |
| Oct | 30% | 9.8 kt | NE | 21.3°C | 22.7°C |
| Nov | 34% | 9.9 kt | WSW | 17.4°C | 17.9°C |
| Dec | 27% | 9.4 kt | NNE | 13.7°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
Tides
Tide independent.
Temperature
24.8°C summer · 15.4°C winter
Wetsuit
Shorts in summer, shorty/normal suit in spring and fall, and a normal 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
7 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
Playa del Pudrimel, 6 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
VHF 16
Launch
Long sandy Mediterranean beach in front of Pueblo Calido, looking at Isla Grosa. Rigging room shrinks in summer as beach users spread out.
Space
medium
Rules & access
- 2025: summer navigation at Pueblo Calido stays outside the 200 m bathing zone, and riders exit through the marked navigation channels.
- 2026: the national beach-buoyage rules apply along the whole coast. Inside a 200 m band parallel to the shore, sport and recreational navigation is banned within buoyed bathing zones, and any sail or motor craft is banned there too. Where a stretch is not buoyed, the bathing zone is still taken as the first 200 m and the speed limit inside it is 3 knots. Launching and beaching must go through marked channels where they exist, crossing the band perpendicular to the shore. Anchoring in access channels and in buoyed bathing zones is prohibited. The exact channel positions for the coming season are set locally and were not published anywhere findable.
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Come for NE Levante when you want softer surfkite conditions than the exposed wave beaches nearby.
- In season stay outside the 200 m bathing zone and use the marked channels to get in and out.
- Avoid the middle of the summer day; the beach fills and the separation from bathers disappears.
- For first lessons or flat water, cross to the Mar Menor lagoon spots instead.
- Shorts in summer, a shorty in spring and autumn, a full suit in winter.
- The kite schools on the strip teach on the lagoon side, at Isla del Ciervo, Playa Paraiso and Los Nietos, so do not expect a school boat watching this beach.
- Rig a 12 m as the default and carry a 9 m and a 7 m for the storm days.
- Save a phone in a dry bag: 112 is the call from the water, VHF 16 the distress channel.
Getting there
Airport
Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU) is the closest major airport; Alicante (ALC) is the larger alternative.
Route
Drive the Gran Via down La Manga and cut across to the Mediterranean side near Isla Grosa, at Pueblo Calido.
Transfer
about 45-70 minutes from RMU depending on exact access and traffic; about 1.5-2 hours from ALC by car
Cost level
medium
Staying
La Manga has beach apartments, hotels and seasonal holiday lets along the strip. Kiter-specific lodging at Pueblo Calido is unconfirmed.
No-wind days
Cabo de Palos diving, Cartagena sightseeing, Calblanque Regional Park, SUP/sailing on the Mar Menor, beach bars and boat trips.
Photos
FAQ
What is the wind like?
Northeast Levante wind works nearly all year, though it is lighter in summer; a 12 m kite is a commonly cited average size.
Is it suitable for beginners?
It is rated medium-low difficulty for surfkite progression, but waves and seasonal bathing rules make it better suited to intermediate riders.
Are there rules or restricted zones?
Summer navigation is limited to outside the 200 m bathing zone, using marked channels to enter and exit.
Are there kite schools nearby?
Yes, several La Manga schools operate nearby, including Mas Kite and Kitesurf Center La Manga.
Last updated: August 2026