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Today at Playa Ballena Rota: Epic! for kite foiling — 90/100 for expert level. Wind 7 kn W · Waves 0.8 m, 13 s · Tide -0.9 to 0.2 m. Best window around 23:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa Ballena Rota: 0.7m waves with light cross-shore wind. Surfing looks Excellent in the morning, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 23°C / 73°F.
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Playa Ballena Rota faces SW, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow kite foiling wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 7 kn. Straight cross-shore is the classic kite foiling direction: it lets you hold a line along the beach rather than fighting to get back to it.
Over the published window Playa Ballena Rota 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, 7 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Playa Ballena Rota ranks 17th 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, 4.5km Atlantic beach break with sandy bottom throughout, golden sand free of stones though rocks can show at low tide. Waves are low-force and manageable in spring/summer — beginner-friendly — becoming more consistent and longer in winter. The SSW shore suits windsurfing and kitesurfing given the area's Levante and Poniente winds. Blue Flag certified, with lifeguards and first aid in summer. Nudism is not permitted; motor vehicles are banned.
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Wind at Playa Ballena Rota today: 7 kn W (gusting 19 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 Playa Ballena Rota today: 0.8 m, 13 s period from NE, peeling 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 Playa Ballena Rota today is around 23:00 UTC, when conditions score 86/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa Ballena Rota scores 95/100 today for surfing — Epic!. 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 Ballena Rota 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 Ballena Rota is a coastal location near Los Bosques 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 Ballena Rota, 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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