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Today at Playa S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx: Excellent for e-foiling — 81/100 for expert level. Wind 10 kn SW · Tide -0.5 to -0.4 m. Best window around 07:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx: 0.7m waves with moderate offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 75°F.
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Playa S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx faces N. For e-foiling how much swell and wind that aspect keeps out matters more than the open-water forecast.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 10 kn. Blowing off the land keeps the surface flatter near the beach for e-foiling, but it also pushes you out — stay inside where you can comfortably get back.
Over the published window Playa S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx clears 60/100 for e-foiling at Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Playa S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx ranks 26th 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 compact, sheltered north-facing sandy cove at the western end of Portinatx bay, with fine white sand, a shallow sloping bottom, and clear, calm water; rocky flanks carry Posidonia seagrass. Suited to swimming, snorkelling, and flat-water paddling (SUP, kayak, pedal boat), not surf or wind sports. Beach-launched kitesurfing is banned Ibiza-wide May-November. A buoyed channel separates boats from swimmers. Lifeguard cover here is unconfirmed.
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Wind at Playa S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx today: 10 kn SW (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 S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx today: 0.9 m, 3 s period from NW, 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 e-foiling at Playa S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx today is around 02:00 UTC, when conditions score 43/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx scores 64/100 today for kite 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 S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx 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 S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx is a coastal location near Portinatx 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 S'Arenal Petit, Portinatx, 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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