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Today at Platja de Son Maties: Okay for kite surfing — 58/100 for beginner level. Wind 5 kn NW · Waves 0.8 m, 4 s · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 11:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Platja de Son Maties: 0.6m waves with light offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the midday, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 76°F.
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Platja de Son Maties faces E, 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-offshore at 5 kn. Leaning offshore, so a failure drifts you away from the beach rather than back to it — rideable for kite surfing, but not the direction to push your luck in.
Over the published window Platja de Son Maties clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 28 scored spots within reach today, Platja de Son Maties ranks 17th for kite surfing. 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, gently sloping beach of fine white sand, about 1,200 m long, facing ENE into a sheltered bay of calm, clear water. Rocky, posidonia-fringed flanks frame the sand, but there is no surf break — it suits swimming, pedalos and paddleboarding rather than wave or wind sports. The seabed off the western headland is sandy at 3-4 m, suitable for anchoring. Lifeguards operate daily 10:00-18:00 (to 19:30 in July/August), May to October.
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Wind at Platja de Son Maties today: 5 kn NW (gusting 21 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 Son Maties today: 0.8 m, 4 s period from E, 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 Son Maties today is around 04:00 UTC, when conditions score 72/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Platja de Son Maties scores 58/100 today for kite 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 Son Maties 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 Son Maties is a coastal location near Palmanova 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 Son Maties, 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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