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Today at Playa de la Roda: Good for canoeing — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 4 kn W · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 06:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de la Roda: 0.8m waves with light offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the midday, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 75°F.
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Playa de la Roda faces SE, tucked away from the prevailing westerly swell — the aspect that gives canoeing the flat, sheltered water it needs more often than an exposed coast would.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 4 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for canoeing.
Over the published window Playa de la Roda clears 60/100 for canoeing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 3 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Playa de la Roda ranks 14th 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.
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A 1,400 m urban pebble-and-gravel beach in Altea, sheltered by a breakwater and facing southeast, with calm, clear water. Blue Flag and ISO certified, it suits swimming, kayaking, paddleboarding and snorkelling rather than surf or kite/windsurf, found elsewhere in town. Motorised craft must stay outside the buoyed swimmer zone. Lifeguards operate 1 June-30 September, 11:00-19:00. Water deepens quickly from shore.
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Wind at Playa de la Roda today: 4 kn W (gusting 22 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 Roda today: 0.8 m, 5 s period from SE, 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 canoeing at Playa de la Roda today is around 09:00 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 Roda scores 63/100 today for surfing — Okay. 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 Roda 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 la Roda is a coastal location near Altea 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 Roda, 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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