Kitesurfing in Spain
Spain has nine kitesurfing spots on Kitemap, from beginner-friendly flat water to wave spots for experts. Browse them all below.
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Tarifa - Playa de los Lances
Playa de los Lances is Tarifa's main kite beach, a long stretch of white sand at the meeting point of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The spot works in both the strong easterly Levante and the steadier westerly Poniente, which is why Tarifa is called the wind capital of Europe. Busy in summer, with kite schools everywhere.
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Tarifa - Valdevaqueros
Valdevaqueros is Tarifa's second famous kite beach, a wide sandy bay backed by a huge dune a few kilometres north-west of town. It picks up the Levante even harder than Los Lances and offers chop and small waves, with plenty of space and several kite schools on the beach.
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Fuerteventura - Flag Beach
Flag Beach, just outside Corralejo on Fuerteventura's north coast, is the island's best-known kite spot. The north-easterly trade winds blow reliably from spring to autumn, with flat-to-choppy water inside and small waves further out, and views across to Lobos Island.
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Fuerteventura - Sotavento
Sotavento, on Fuerteventura's south-eastern Jandía coast, is a world-famous stretch of sand where a shallow lagoon forms against the beach at high tide. The accelerated trade winds and the lagoon's flat water host world championship events every summer, while the open sea offers chop and waves for freeriders.
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Castelldefels
Castelldefels is Barcelona's local kite spot, a long sandy beach just south of the city with a dedicated kite zone. The typical wind is the south-westerly Garbí thermal breeze, which brings steady, moderate conditions ideal for learning and freeriding on summer afternoons.
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Delta de l'Ebre - El Trabucador
El Trabucador is a narrow sand spit in the Ebro Delta with the open sea on one side and a shallow, flat lagoon on the other. The lagoon side is standing depth for hundreds of metres, making it one of the best flat-water and beginner spots on the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
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Sant Pere Pescador
Sant Pere Pescador, in the Bay of Roses on the Costa Brava, is one of Catalonia's best kite beaches. The northerly Tramuntana delivers strong side-shore wind, while summer sea breezes give gentler conditions that are perfect for learning. A long sandy beach with campsites and schools right on the spot.
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Santa Pola
Santa Pola, just south of Alicante, offers shallow water and a sandy bottom over a long, gently shelving beach. Thermal easterly breezes in the warmer months make it a consistent and friendly spot, well suited to beginners and freeriders.
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Mar Menor - Los Alcázares
Los Alcázares sits on the Mar Menor, Europe's largest saltwater lagoon, where shallow flat water and reliable breezes create ideal learning conditions. The lagoon is waist-deep far from shore and the water is warm most of the year, making it one of Spain's most popular kite schools hubs.
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