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Today at Cala Viola de Ponent: Good for kayaking — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 10 kn W · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 01:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Cala Viola de Ponent: 1.2m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 75°F.
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Cala Viola de Ponent faces NW, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For kayaking 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-shore at 10 kn. At that strength expect a textured surface for kayaking, and the shelter of the bay to matter more than the forecast number.
Over the published window Cala Viola de Ponent clears 60/100 for kayaking 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, Cala Viola de Ponent ranks 25th for kayaking. 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 small, isolated NW-facing cove near Menorca's northernmost point, within the North Menorca Marine Reserve. The bottom is coarse sand mixed with gravel, with rocky flanks good for snorkelling. There is no surf break; this is a sheltered calm-water cove, exposed to northerly wind which can bring chop. No lifeguard or rescue service is present, and there are no on-site facilities. Anchoring on seagrass and spearfishing are banned reserve-wide.
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Wind at Cala Viola de Ponent today: 10 kn W (gusting 24 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kayaking 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 Cala Viola de Ponent today: 1.3 m, 4 s period from W, 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 kayaking at Cala Viola de Ponent today is around 07:00 UTC, when conditions score 56/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Cala Viola de Ponent scores 28/100 today for surfing — Poor. 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.
Cala Viola de Ponent 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.
Cala Viola de Ponent is a coastal location near Na Blanca 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 Cala Viola de Ponent, 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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