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Today at Platja de Son Maties: Epic! for kite foiling — 96/100 for expert level. Wind 10 kn W · Waves 0.8 m, 4 s · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 09:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Platja de Son Maties: 0.8m waves with moderate offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the late morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 76°F.
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Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A wide, gently sloping beach of fine white sand, about 1,200 m long, facing ENE into a sheltered bay of calm, clear water. Rocky, posidonia-fringed flanks frame the sand, but there is no surf break — it suits swimming, pedalos and paddleboarding rather than wave or wind sports. The seabed off the western headland is sandy at 3-4 m, suitable for anchoring. Lifeguards operate daily 10:00-18:00 (to 19:30 in July/August), May to October.
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Platja de Son Maties scores 33/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Poor. Wind 10 kn W · Waves 0.8 m, 4 s · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Platja de Son Maties today: 10 kn W (gusting 27 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Platja de Son Maties today: 0.8 m, 4 s period from E, closing character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Platja de Son Maties scores 50/100 today for kite surfing — Okay. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Platja de Son Maties is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Platja de Son Maties is a coastal location near Palmanova in Spain. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Platja de Son Maties, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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