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Today at Playa de Sotogrande: Epic! for kite foiling — 91/100 for expert level. Wind 6 kn W · Waves 0.3 m, 4 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 13:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de Sotogrande: 0.3m waves with moderate offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 72°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, dark-sand beach on the Strait of Gibraltar coast, adjacent to a marina, with a sandy beach break of moderate swell; a fast right-hand wave can form when swell is sufficient, with surf conditions best in autumn and winter. Wind and kitesurfing are also practised here. The beach is bounded by a river estuary that may shift sandbars. Blue Flag status applies, and lifeguard and Cruz Roja services are present.
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Playa de Sotogrande scores 29/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Poor. Wind 6 kn W · Waves 0.3 m, 4 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Playa de Sotogrande today: 6 kn W (gusting 24 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 Playa de Sotogrande today: 0.3 m, 4 s period from E, surging character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Playa de Sotogrande scores 72/100 today for kite foiling — Good. 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.
Playa de Sotogrande 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.
Playa de Sotogrande is a coastal location near Parque San Roque 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 Playa de Sotogrande, 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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