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Today at Platja de Magaluf: Epic! for kite foiling — 92/100 for expert level. Wind 5 kn NW · Waves 0.9 m, 4 s · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Platja de Magaluf: 0.6m waves with light offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 76°F.
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Platja de Magaluf faces SE, so the prevailing westerly comes over the land before it reaches you. For kite foiling that usually means a gustier, less predictable flow than the raw wind speed suggests.
Today's wind is offshore at 5 kn. Offshore is the one to be careful with for kite foiling — a failure blows you away from the beach, so it is a spot for a safety boat or a change of plan rather than a solo session.
Over the published window Platja de Magaluf clears 60/100 for kite 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, 6 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 28 scored spots within reach today, Platja de Magaluf ranks 11th for kite 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 wide, 1,600 m fine-sand beach in a sheltered, SE-facing bay backed by a busy resort strip. The sandy, seaweed-flecked seabed reaches 2-5 m in the north; an offshore island shelters it from easterly winds, keeping water calm rather than surf-worthy. It is the only local beach where motorised watersports remain permitted. Alcohol is banned 21:30-08:00, and party boats are barred within 1 nautical mile. Lifeguards run daily 10:00-18:00, May-October.
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Wind at Platja de Magaluf today: 5 kn NW (gusting 21 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite 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 Platja de Magaluf today: 0.9 m, 4 s period from E, 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 kite foiling at Platja de Magaluf today is around 13:00 UTC, when conditions score 82/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Platja de Magaluf scores 63/100 today for kite foiling — 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.
Platja de Magaluf 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.
Platja de Magaluf is a coastal location near Magaluf 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 Platja de Magaluf, 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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