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Kite Surfing

Kite Surfing forecast.Every spot, scored hourly.

Cross-onshore wind, clean launch and forgiving water state. more than 2,500 locations, 4 ability levels, updated every hour.

Today · by ability level

Top kite surfing locations, for every level.

The same location can score very differently across ability levels. A beach ideal for a beginner may score poorly for an expert — and vice versa.

Kite Surfing by country

The right kite surfing spot. At the right time.

more than 2,500 European kite surfing locations — scored from the seabed up, with personalised alerts up to 8 days before the window opens.

Every kite surfing location, mapped.

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Top 10 today

Today's strongest kite surfing matches.

Ranked by today's peak score across all four ability levels.

  1. 195/100
    Traeth Abersoch
    United KingdomBest for beginnerEpic!
  2. 293/100
    Playa Morro de Potala
    SpainBest for expertEpic!
  3. 392/100
    Plage du Moulin Blanc
    FranceBest for beginnerEpic!
  4. 492/100
    Cooden Beach
    United KingdomBest for advancedEpic!
  5. 591/100
    Grande Plage
    FranceBest for beginnerEpic!
  6. 691/100
    Plage du Corbeau
    FranceBest for beginnerEpic!
  7. 791/100
    Playa de la Turbia
    SpainBest for advancedEpic!
  8. 891/100
    Playa Pozo
    SpainBest for advancedEpic!
  9. 990/100
    Le B Club
    ItalyBest for beginnerEpic!
  10. 1090/100
    Playa de El Perellonet
    SpainBest for intermediateEpic!
Conditions guide

Reading the kite surfing forecast.

Kitesurfing needs wind you can trust and space to use it. Fifteen to twenty-five knots suits most riders, but the make-or-break is a clean launch and a safe direction: cross-shore or cross-onshore keeps you drifting back to the beach if you drop the kite, while pure offshore wind is dangerous — it blows you out to sea. Obstacles upwind — cliffs, buildings, trees — make the wind gusty and turbulent, so open beaches win. Water state shapes the ride: flat for freestyle, small swell for jumping and waves.

4Shor scores each spot on wind strength, steadiness and its angle to the shore, plus the water state — so a gusty offshore day is marked down even when the average looks perfect, and a clean cross-onshore 18 knots scores high for your level.

New to kite surfing? Pick open beaches with steady cross-onshore wind and plenty of room downwind — avoid gusty, offshore or crowded spots.

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Ideal kite surfing conditions
Wind
Clean 15–25 kn, cross-shore/onshore — never offshore
Water
Flat for freestyle, small swell for waves
Tide
Affects launch space on shallow beaches
Also
Open, obstacle-free upwind = smoother wind
Best season
Windiest in spring and autumn; summer sea breezes give reliable, warmer sessions on many coasts.
04 · FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

How does 4Shor score kite surfing conditions?

4Shor builds a score from the seabed up. For kite surfing, we combine satellite-derived bathymetry, wave models, wind data, tides and water temperature into a single 0–100 conditions score calibrated to your ability level — Beginner through Expert. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.

What kite surfing ability levels does 4Shor cover?

Every location is scored across four levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert. The same beach can score 75 for a beginner on a small clean day and 30 for an expert when there isn't enough power. Pick your level in the app and the score adjusts automatically.

Where are the best kite surfing locations in Europe?

4Shor ranks more than 2,500 kite surfing locations across Europe every day — from the Atlantic coasts of Portugal, Spain, France and the UK through to the Mediterranean and Baltic. The rankings above show today's top performers by live conditions score. The list changes daily as the forecast shifts, so the best spot depends on when you're going.

What conditions are ideal for kite surfing?

Ideal kitesurfing is a clean, steady 15–25 knots blowing cross-shore or cross-onshore over open water — enough power to ride, angled so a dropped kite drifts back to the beach, never offshore. 4Shor's ShorSense™ engine models all these variables — seabed shape, wave energy, wind direction and tides — and translates them into a single 0–100 score for your ability level, updated every hour.

Can 4Shor provide more accurate forecasts than my existing app?

Current forecast apps only provide swell, wind and tide data and in many cases expect you to do the analysis yourself. 4Shor goes the extra mile — we model how waves will break and build that into our forecasts to allow us to create conditions scores for your chosen water sport and skill level – something that no other app does.

What's the science behind 4Shor?

4Shor uses ShorSense™ — our coastal intelligence engine that combines satellite-derived bathymetry (fancy word for underwater mapping), advanced wave models with wind and tide data to generate precision, hyper-local forecasts.

Is it really a free trial?

Yep. Both Premium and Pro come with a 7-day free trial. You get full access for 7 days, then decide if the sessions saved are worth the price of a post-surf burrito.

I am a beginner, is 4Shor for me?

Absolutely. Whether you're chasing your first green wave or doing your first kitesurf body drag, 4Shor helps you choose the right place at the right time for your sport and ability. Think of it as a smart local who knows when it's mellow enough for learning and when it's time to sit on the sand and watch.

How do I get 4Shor?

4Shor is live on the App Store and Google Play — download and subscribe for your 7-day free trial.

4Shor app — best-for scoring screen showing today's top sport and conditions

Get the full kite surfing forecast. In the app.

Today's top kite surfing conditions are free. Unlock the full 8-day forecast and per-sport alerts that fire up to a week before a great window opens.

  • 8-day forecastPersonalised to your kite surfing ability level. Drill into why a window scores the way it does.
  • Alerts for 2,270 kite surfing locationsPush notifications when your conditions threshold is crossed — customisable per sport and ability.
  • More than 2,500 European locationsSame satellite-derived bathymetry. Same precision scoring. Available for every sport.

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