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Today at Platja del Fòrum: Epic! for wing foiling — 96/100 for expert level. Wind 17 kn E · Waves 1.2 m, 5 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 10:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Platja del Fòrum: 1.1m waves with strong cross-shore wind. Wing Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Windsurfing also worth considering. Water temperature is 23°C / 73°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 purpose-built, sheltered sandy beach at the northeastern edge of Barcelona, next to a marina, facing ESE and partly protected by a breakwater, with calm, flat water and a seabed that deepens close to shore. Suited to swimming and flat-water paddling rather than surf. Kitesurfing is banned on this stretch of coast from 1 June to 30 September. Lifeguard cover runs seasonally, daily 10:30-19:30 in high season; tides are minimal.
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Platja del Fòrum scores 44/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Poor. Wind 17 kn E · Waves 1.2 m, 5 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 05:00 UTC. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Platja del Fòrum today: 17 kn E (gusting 34 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 del Fòrum today: 1.2 m, 5 s period from S, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for surfing at Platja del Fòrum today is around 05:00 UTC, when conditions score 44/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Platja del Fòrum scores 40/100 today for surfing — Poor. 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 del Fòrum is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, 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 del Fòrum is a coastal location near Sant Adrià de Besòs 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 del Fòrum, 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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