Checking the wind…
Spanish Mediterranean
Now, cross-shore. Your 12m, or 9m if you want it calmer. Cross-shore wind, mind the direction. In the gusts, more like your 9m.
Water 21 °C · 1 mm wetsuit
Best chance this week: today 13-19h, up to 20 kn.
Your 12m, or 9m if you want it calmer. Cross-shore wind, mind the direction. In the gusts, more like your 9m.
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| Wind | 1929 | 2029 | 1928 | 1928 | 1826 | 1926 | 1725 | 1422 | 1520 | 1722 | 1722 | 1823 | 2126 | 2227 | 1928 | 1625 | 1421 | 1120 | 1118 | 418 | 712 | 712 | 111 | 35 | 36 | 510 | 610 | 711 | 711 | 711 | 610 | 48 | 68 | 38 | 24 | 45 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 36 | 59 | 712 | 814 | 814 | 712 | 610 | 69 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 710 | 813 | 915 | 1017 | 1017 | 1018 | 817 | 716 | 714 | 412 | 29 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 48 | 58 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 813 | 1220 | 1526 | 1730 | 1934 | 2037 | 2038 | 1938 | 1836 | 1533 | 1227 | 1024 | 1022 | 1121 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1121 | 1120 | 1120 | 1019 | 918 | 818 | 716 | 613 | 410 | 49 | 510 | 713 | 1017 | 1121 | 1326 | 1430 | 1734 | 2038 | 2140 | 2137 | 1933 | 1629 | 1527 |
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| AROME | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Direction | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | WSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | WSW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | NE | NE | NNE | NE | N | NNE | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | SE | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | SW | W | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | ENE | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | NW | NNW | N | ENE | ESE | E | NE | N | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Kite | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m |
| Waves | 1.525s | 1.545s | 1.545s | 1.566s | 1.586s | 1.586s | 1.66s | 1.646s | 1.76s | 1.746s | 1.766s | 1.786s | 1.86s | 1.786s | 1.786s | 1.766s | 1.76s | 1.646s | 1.586s | 1.527s | 1.447s | 1.387s | 1.327s | 1.287s | 1.227s | 1.187s | 1.146s | 1.16s | 1.066s | 1.026s | 0.986s | 0.966s | 0.926s | 0.96s | 0.886s | 0.846s | 0.826s | 0.86s | 0.86s | 0.785s | 0.785s | 0.765s | 0.765s | 0.745s | 0.745s | 0.726s | 0.76s | 0.76s | 0.686s | 0.686s | 0.686s | 0.686s | 0.686s | 0.666s | 0.666s | 0.666s | 0.666s | 0.666s | 0.646s | 0.646s | 0.625s | 0.625s | 0.625s | 0.625s | 0.645s | 0.645s | 0.665s | 0.685s | 0.75s | 0.725s | 0.745s | 0.765s | 0.785s | 0.825s | 0.865s | 0.95s | 0.885s | 0.865s | 0.845s | 0.845s | 0.825s | 0.825s | 0.846s | 0.866s | 0.886s | 0.926s | 0.985s | 1.025s | 1.125s | 1.225s | 1.325s | 1.46s | 1.466s | 1.546s | 1.546s | 1.526s | 1.526s | 1.466s | 1.426s | 1.366s | 1.36s | 1.246s | 1.186s | 1.146s | 1.086s | 1.046s | 16s | 0.986s | 0.946s | 0.926s | 0.926s | 0.96s | 0.96s | 0.926s | 0.926s | 0.946s | 0.986s | 16s | 1.046s | 1.086s | 1.126s | 1.166s | 1.26s | 1.246s | 1.226s | 1.226s | 1.26s | 1.246s | 1.266s | 1.36s | 1.326s | 1.326s | 1.346s | 1.346s | 1.326s | 1.326s | 1.36s | 1.286s | 1.266s | 1.246s | 1.26s | 1.185s | 1.185s | 1.165s | 1.165s | 1.145s | 1.125s | 1.15s | 1.125s | 1.146s | 1.166s | 1.146s | 1.146s | 1.126s | 1.086s |
| Current | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Log your sessions; that is how Windulu gets to know you.
The advice is a tool. You remain responsible for your own safety.
According to the Baix Llobregat tourism consortium, La Pineda is just over two kilometres of fine sand on the Castelldefels shore, between the Llobregat delta and the Garraf massif. The beach faces due south, so south-south-east to south-south-west is onshore and south-east and south-west come in side-on, while east and west blow along the beach and Windulu gives a no-go in a northerly. Tide plays no part. The live data comes from Barcelona airport, seven and a half kilometres to the east-north-east, where AEMET reports once an hour. In summer the town only opens the kite zone when the weather allows, and in 2023 that meant a steady 15 knots, or 12 knots for race boards.
From June to September kiting is only allowed in the regulated zone at La Pineda, on weekdays and with a permit and identification vest from the zone office; not at weekends. In 2023 that was from 8 June to 22 September, 16:00 to 20:00; Windulu counts June to September. In and out via the lane; a federation licence with liability insurance, buoyancy aid, whistle and line cutter are required. Source: Castelldefels town council.
The open water at Castelldefels (La Pineda) faces S (180°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are southeast, south and southwest (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the northeast, east, west and northwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the north, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).