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Today at Playa de las Negras: Epic! for kite foiling — 91/100 for expert level. Wind 8 kn W · Waves 0.6 m, 6 s · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 12:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de las Negras: 0.6m waves with moderate offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 23°C / 74°F.
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Playa de las Negras faces E, 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 8 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 Playa de las Negras 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 31 scored spots within reach today, Playa de las Negras ranks 21st 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 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.
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A sheltered, east-facing bay of dark volcanic sand, gravel and pebbles within the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, backed by black volcanic cliffs. Calm, clear water suits swimming and snorkelling rather than surf, not practicable here. Motorised nautical activity is banned park-wide from 2026, and spearfishing is prohibited; nudism is not permitted. Coastal surveillance and a Cruz Roja patrol cover the shoreline.
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Wind at Playa de las Negras today: 8 kn W (gusting 33 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 de las Negras today: 0.6 m, 6 s period from S, 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 de las Negras today is around 11:00 UTC, when conditions score 78/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa de las Negras scores 69/100 today for surfing — 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 Negras is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing 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 Negras is a coastal location near Las Negras 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 Negras, 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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