Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Sant Pere Pescador

According to the Costa Brava tourist board, the beach of Sant Pere Pescador is 6.3 kilometres of sand and dunes on the Gulf of Roses, with stretches set aside specifically for windsurfing and kitesurfing, and Windulu works with the southernmost kite zone on the town's beach map, at Cortal de la Devesa. The beach faces east, so east-north-east to east is onshore and north-east and south-east come in side-on, while the tramontana from the north and wind from the south blow side-shore along it. If the tramontana swings round to north-west it turns side-off, and in a westerly Windulu gives a no-go, so on a tramontana day watch the direction above all. Tide plays no part, and the AEMET station at Castelló d'Empúries is eight kilometres to the north, just above sea level, reporting once an hour.

The municipal beach map shows three kite zones: at Can Martinet, on the border of Cal Cristià and Cortal de la Vila, and at Cortal de la Devesa. Outside the zones a 3-knot limit applies within 200 m of the beach. The map is undated, so check on site whether it still applies. Source: Sant Pere Pescador town council; Reglamento General de Costas art. 73.

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Sant Pere Pescador faces E (81°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are northeast, east and southeast (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, south, southwest and northwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the west, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).

On this page you'll find the live wind, the hourly forecast and a personal go/no-go for Sant Pere Pescador, plus your ideal kite or wing size and (where available) a live beach webcam. Wind data: AROME via Open-Meteo.