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Today at Playa de las Gaviotas: Excellent for e-foiling — 82/100 for expert level. Wind 4 kn W · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 04:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de las Gaviotas: 0.2m waves with light offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Good in the afternoon, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 76°F.
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Playa de las Gaviotas faces E, tucked away from the prevailing westerly swell — the aspect that gives e-foiling the flat, sheltered water it needs more often than an exposed coast would.
Today's wind is offshore at 4 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for e-foiling.
Over the published window Playa de las Gaviotas clears 60/100 for e-foiling at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 9 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Playa de las Gaviotas ranks 18th for e-foiling. 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 small, 400-500 m sandy beach on the Mediterranean side of La Manga del Mar Menor, with calm, clear water and a busy summer season. A sailing school and equipment hire operate on-site. The sandy bottom has no surf break or reef, suiting swimming and calm-water sports such as windsurfing over wave-riding. Facing ESE, it is generally calm but can be affected by easterly Levante winds. Summer lifeguard cover applies to this La Manga stretch.
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Wind at Playa de las Gaviotas today: 4 kn W (gusting 17 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects e-foiling 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 las Gaviotas today: 0.2 m, 7 s period from SW, surging 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 e-foiling at Playa de las Gaviotas today is around 08:00 UTC, when conditions score 68/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa de las Gaviotas scores 79/100 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 las Gaviotas 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 las Gaviotas is a coastal location near Punta el Pedruchillo 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 las Gaviotas, 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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