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Today at Platja Gran d'Aro: Epic! for kite foiling — 96/100 for expert level. Wind 7 kn W · Waves 1.2 m, 6 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 08:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Platja Gran d'Aro: 1.0m waves with light offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 21°C / 71°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 long, east-facing urban beach of coarse, gritty sand, sheltered from prevailing westerly winds. There is no surf break; the water is calm and the beach shelves steeply, so bathers are out of their depth within a few metres of shore. Swimming zones are formally buoyed to keep craft out, with safety platforms roughly every 350 m. Surfing and nudism are not permitted. A lifeguard service and Red Cross post operate through summer.
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Platja Gran d'Aro scores 77/100 today for windsurfing at intermediate level — Good. Wind 7 kn W · Waves 1.2 m, 6 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Platja Gran d'Aro today: 7 kn W (gusting 28 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects windsurfing 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 Gran d'Aro today: 1.2 m, 6 s period from SW, peeling 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 windsurfing at Platja Gran d'Aro today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 77/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Platja Gran d'Aro scores 42/100 today for kite 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 Gran d'Aro is scored for 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 Gran d'Aro is a coastal location near Platja d'Aro 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 Gran d'Aro, 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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