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Today at Praia de Bouzas: Epic! for kite foiling — 92/100 for expert level. Wind 3 kn S · Waves 0.8 m, 11 s · Tide -1.0 to 0.2 m. Best window around 22:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia de Bouzas: 0.8m waves with light offshore wind. E-Foiling looks Excellent in the late morning, with Paddleboarding also worth considering. Water temperature is 15°C / 59°F.
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Praia de Bouzas faces N, and that aspect decides whether the day's wind arrives clean off the water or broken up by the land — which matters more for kite foiling than the forecast speed alone.
Today's wind is offshore at 3 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 Praia de Bouzas 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, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia de Bouzas ranks 8th 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 compact (around 300 m) Blue Flag urban beach on the inner Ria de Vigo, sheltered by the estuary and flanked by a working marina, with a shelving golden sand bottom suited to swimming and calm leisure rather than wave or wind sports. Jagged rocks and seaweed can appear at low tide. Watersports craft are restricted within 200 m of shore outside marked channels citywide. Lifeguards cover 15 June-15 September, daily 12:00-20:00 in July/August.
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Wind at Praia de Bouzas today: 3 kn S (gusting 16 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 Praia de Bouzas today: 0.8 m, 11 s period from N, closing 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 Praia de Bouzas today is around 23:00 UTC, when conditions score 80/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia de Bouzas scores 80/100 today for surfing — Excellent. 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.
Praia de Bouzas 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.
Praia de Bouzas is a coastal location near A Igrexa 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 Praia de Bouzas, 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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