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Today at Platja de La Fosca: Epic! for kite surfing — 92/100 for expert level. Wind 18 kn N · Waves 1.3 m, 4 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Platja de La Fosca: 1.3m waves with strong cross-shore wind. Windsurfing looks Epic! in the morning, with Kite Surfing also worth considering. Water temperature is 21°C / 70°F.
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Platja de La Fosca faces SE, so the prevailing westerly comes over the land before it reaches you. For kite surfing that usually means a gustier, less predictable flow than the raw wind speed suggests.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 18 kn. Straight cross-shore is the classic kite surfing direction: it lets you hold a line along the beach rather than fighting to get back to it.
Over the published window Platja de La Fosca clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 11 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Platja de La Fosca is level with one other at the top for kite surfing — nothing nearby is scoring better, so pick on distance.
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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.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A sheltered, fine-sand bay split by a large rock promontory over 7m high, dividing it into two sections, with the eastern side noted as deeper. Facing SE, it stays calm in most conditions, suiting swimming, paddleboarding and light sailing rather than surf, though small swell-driven surf can appear in autumn/winter. A paddle-surf and kayak school operates on site. Blue Flag certified, with a lifeguard confirmed during the summer bathing season.
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Wind at Platja de La Fosca today: 18 kn N (gusting 33 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite surfing 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 La Fosca today: 1.3 m, 4 s period from S, 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 surfing at Platja de La Fosca today is around 17:00 UTC, when conditions score 84/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Platja de La Fosca scores 52/100 today for surfing — 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 La Fosca 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 La Fosca is a coastal location near Sant Joan de Palamós 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 La Fosca, 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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