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Today at Playa de la Arena: Good for canoeing — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 4 kn E · Tide -0.5 to 0.2 m. Best window around 17:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de la Arena: 1.0m waves with light offshore wind. E-Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Paddleboarding also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 76°F.
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Playa de la Arena faces W, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For canoeing that is the hard direction: expect the surface to be workable only when the forecast genuinely drops, not on an average day.
Today's wind is offshore at 4 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for canoeing.
Over the published window Playa de la Arena clears 60/100 for canoeing at Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 29 scored spots within reach today, Playa de la Arena ranks 26th for canoeing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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 sheltered, west-facing cove of black volcanic sand, flanked by rock formations rich in marine life, making it a noted diving and snorkelling spot; the geometry keeps water generally calm rather than surf-worthy. A buoyed zone bans jet-skis and water-skiing near swimmers. Seasonal lifeguard cover runs in summer, with a first-aid post on site; water deepens quickly from shore, a hazard for young children, and red-flag closures occur in rough swell.
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Wind at Playa de la Arena today: 4 kn E (gusting 17 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects canoeing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
The best window for canoeing at Playa de la Arena today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 41/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa de la Arena scores 15/100 today for e-foiling — Don't Bother. 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 la Arena is scored for 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 la Arena is a coastal location near Playa de la Arena 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 la Arena, 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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