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Today at Playa de la Fabriquilla: Good for canoeing — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 11 kn W · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 07:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de la Fabriquilla: 1.5m waves with moderate onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 23°C / 73°F.
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Playa de la Fabriquilla faces SW, 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 cross-onshore at 11 kn. At that strength expect a textured surface for canoeing, and the shelter of the bay to matter more than the forecast number.
Over the published window Playa de la Fabriquilla clears 60/100 for canoeing at Intermediate, 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 31 scored spots within reach today, Playa de la Fabriquilla ranks 13th 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 600 m beach of white sand and gravel backed by volcanic cliffs, within a Biosphere Reserve, known for strong wave action and wind exposure, used as a kayak launch point for a nearby reef. Surf practice is banned; the beach instead suits swimming, kayaking and snorkelling. Camping, fires, smoking and, in summer, dogs and nudism are prohibited. Large kayak groups need summer authorisation. Lifeguards operate mid-June to mid-September, 12:00-19:00.
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Wind at Playa de la Fabriquilla today: 11 kn W (gusting 34 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.
Waves at Playa de la Fabriquilla today: 1.5 m, 7 s period from NE, crumbling 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 canoeing at Playa de la Fabriquilla today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 71/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa de la Fabriquilla scores 74/100 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 la Fabriquilla 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.
Playa de la Fabriquilla is a coastal location near La Fabriquilla 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 Fabriquilla, 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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